sophist
🇺🇸
/ˈsɑːfɪst/
🇬🇧
/ˈsɒfɪst/
noun
R
An ancient Greek teacher who questioned if things were really true.
The sophist argued that we can never be sure about anything.
R
A person who uses tricky but wrong arguments.
The lawyer accused the witness of being a sophist, using false logic to confuse the jury.
translation
An ancient Greek teacher who questioned if things were really true.; A person who uses tricky but wrong arguments.
Word Forms
Plural
sophists