🗣️sophist

noun
/ˈsɒfɪst/

Meaning

a person who uses clever but misleading arguments

Example Sentences

He was dismissed as a sophist who twisted facts to win debates.

Synonyms

debater, deceiver, trickster, rhetorician

Antonyms

truth-teller, honest person

Collocations

Greek sophist, cunning sophist, skilled sophist

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