opinionist

English

Etymology

Compare French opinioniste.

Noun

opinionist (plural opinionists)

1. One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
   • 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica: Or, Confest Ignorance, the Way to Science; […], London: […] E. C[otes] for Henry Eversden […], →OCLC:

     every conceited Opinionist sets up an infallible Chair in his own brain

2. One whose unusual or heretical belief or opinion contrasts with the dominant view.

Derived terms

• co-opinionist

 

References

“opinionist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.