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Etymology edit

From Middle English rethoricien, from Old French retoricien; equivalent to rhetoric +‎ -ian.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɹɛt.ə.ˈɹɪ.ʃən/

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rhetorician (plural rhetoricians)

  1. An expert or student of rhetoric.
    Themistocles was a rhetorician.
  2. An orator or eloquent public speaker.

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