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One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.

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  1. n. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.
  2. n. a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
  3. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant. He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the stuff of which controversialists are made. Macaulay.
  4. One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the stuff ofwhich controversialists are made. Macaulay.
  5. n a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy