rhetorician
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- noun
- /ˌrɛtəˈrɪʃən/
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- Many consider Aristotle to be one of the greatest rhetoricians in history for his influence on the art of persuasion.
- cognitive rhetoricians
- ancient rhetoricians
- literary rhetoricians
Examples
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Few rhetoricians discuss or exemplify the simplest use of chiasmus: repetitive tautology or identity.
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Peter Damian was an excellent student and eventually became a master rhetorician at schools in Parma and Ravenna.
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Naming and framing have been said to be among the most powerful tools of a rhetorician.
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In Athens, she is an aristocrat; her husband is a powerful rhetorician.
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As the Roman rhetorician Quintilian put it, "Custom is the most certain mistress of language."
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You are the sort of auditor for whom rhetoricians designed the Exordium.
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Crucially, rhetoricians often identify a reciprocal relationship between genre and situation: one activates and shapes the other.
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As for this past, Kristeller has tried to show how Renaissance humanists, as professional rhetoricians, were following in the footsteps of medieval rhetoricians.
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The experienced rhetorician captivated the audience with his powerful oratory skills.
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At the debate, the rhetorician used persuasive techniques to sway public opinion.
Synonyms
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A person who gives a talk to an audience
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A person who gives formal speeches and speaks well in public
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A person who gives speeches to an audience in public
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A person who gives a speech to an audience
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A person who gives speeches and writes to persuade people, especially in ancient Greece and Rome
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A person who speaks or trains people to speak clearly in public
A person who speaks or performs aloud in public
A person who speaks or recites to an audience in a formal, dramatic way
A person who gives long formal talks in a proud, showy way
How Persuasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rhetorician comes from the Greek word rhetor meaning 'speaker' and shares the same root as rhetoric and orator. So a rhetorician is someone skilled in the art of public speaking and persuasion.