rhetorician

[ ret-uh-rish-uhn ]

noun

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.

rhetorician

/ ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən /

noun

1. a teacher of the art of rhetoric
2. a stylish or eloquent writer or speaker
3. a person whose speech is pompous or extravagant

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhetorician¹

1375–1425; late Middle English rethoricien < Middle French rethorique rhetoric + -ien -ian

Example Sentences

Johnson the undergraduate classicist, Eton rhetorician and middlebrow biographer was fond of making quotations, stitching together attitudes and throwing out highfalutin references to fascinate and flatter down-home audiences.

From Washington Post

A motor-voter law passed — finally signed by President Clinton after two vetoes by Bush père — but enforcement lagged, most of all at the state and local level much beloved by GOP rhetoricians.

From Salon

After them, however, literature became “weaponized” by rhetoricians to make political and social arguments, which Fletcher disdains.

From New York Times

There are many Wyomingites or rhetoricians who would argue against the claim, and many “Wyoming doesn’t exist” truthers who would gladly take up the debate.

From Washington Times

A team of rhetoricians — made up of media consultants and academics — have also been lined up to monitor the fairness of its coverage.

From Los Angeles Times