Akademik

controversialist

noun

a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy

• Syn: ↑disputant, ↑eristic

• Derivationally related forms: ↑eristic (for: ↑eristic), ↑dispute (for: ↑disputant)

• Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul

• Hyponyms:

↑contester, ↑accuser, ↑debater, ↑arguer, ↑denier, ↑hairsplitter, ↑logomach, ↑logomachist, ↑obstructionist, ↑obstructor, ↑obstructer, ↑resister, ↑thwarter, ↑quarreler, ↑quarreller, ↑reformer, ↑reformist, ↑crusader, ↑social reformer, ↑meliorist

Useful english dictionary. 2012.