discussionistn.
/dᵻˈskʌʃn̩ɪst/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəʃ(ə)nəst/ Now somewhat rare.
An advocate of or participant in discussion; a discussant.
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > [noun] > person engaged in
mooterOE
arguer1377
discusser?1546
canvasser1599
argumentator1635
discursist1645
motionist1650
tongue-fencer1675
argufier1805
discussionist1833
discutant1847
discussant1855
ventilator1891
1833 Irish Monthly Mag. July 140 Spring Rice made a set Speech at it [sc. the repeal of a bill],..and yet our Discussionists were silent!
1867 Church & State Rev. 30 Mar. 292 The discussionists cannot resist the temptation..to air their vocabulary.
?1871 Techn. Educator II. 152/1 In religious sects and among theological discussionists.
1922 Proc. U.S. Naval Inst. Apr. 639 The writer can assure the discussionist that the material from which he wrote the original article is authentic.
1959 Jrnl. Philos. 56 372 Some of the discussionists argue that it is an empirical thesis.
2011 W. Keith in S. Odugbemi & T. Lee Accountability through Public Action v. xv. 226 The 1930s discussionists and forumites tended to speak of education in terms of preparing better voters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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