sophists
noun
- 1
One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
- 2
A teacher who used plausible but fallacious reasoning.
- 3
(by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A sophist.
- 2
(universities) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of their residence.
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