Rhetorician

Rhetorician
Rhetorician Rhet`o*ri"cian, n. [Cf. F. rh['e]toricien.] 1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric. [1913 Webster]

The understanding is that by which a man becomes a mere logician and a mere rhetorician. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster]

2. A teacher of rhetoric. [1913 Webster]

The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, which ever had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred years old. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

3. An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without genuine eloquence; a declaimer. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]


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  • Rhetorician — Rhet o*ri cian, a. Suitable to a master of rhetoric. With rhetorician pride. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rhetorician — early 15c., O.Fr. rethoricien, from L. rhetoricus (see RHETORIC (Cf. rhetoric)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • rhetorician — [ret΄ə rish′ən] n. [ME rethoricien < OFr] 1. a person skilled in rhetoric 2. a teacher of rhetoric 3. a person who writes or speaks in a rhetorical, or showy, elaborate manner …   English World dictionary

  • rhetorician — [[t]re̱tərɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] rhetoricians N COUNT A rhetorician is a person who is good at public speaking or who is trained in the art of rhetoric. ...an able and fiercely contentious rhetorician …   English dictionary

  • rhetorician — UK [ˌretəˈrɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms rhetorician : singular rhetorician plural rhetoricians formal someone who speaks and writes effectively, especially someone who is able to persuade or influence people …   English dictionary

  • rhetorician — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a master or teacher of rhetoric b. orator 2. an eloquent or grandiloquent writer or speaker …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rhetorician — /ret euh rish euhn/, n. 1. an expert in the art of rhetoric. 2. a person who teaches rhetoric. 3. a person who writes or speaks in an elaborate or exaggerated style. [1375 1425; late ME rethoricien < MF rethorique RHETORIC + ien IAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • rhetorician — noun a) An expert or student of rhetoric. b) An orator or eloquent public speaker. See Also: rhetoric …   Wiktionary

  • rhetorician — Synonyms and related words: Cicero, Demosthenes, Gongorist, Marinist, William Jennings Bryan, Winston Churchill, elocutionist, euphuist, fine writer, mannerist, master of style, orator, pedant, phrasemaker, phraseman, phrasemonger, platform… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • rhetorician — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. orator, soliloquist, lecturer; see speaker 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A public speaker: orator. See WORDS …   English dictionary for students

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