dialectician

English

Alternative forms

dialecticiane, dialectisiane, dialectitian (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdʌɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃn/, /ˌdaɪəlɛkˈtɪʃən/

Etymology 1

From French dialecticien (“one skillful in dialectic”), from Latin dialecticus (“dialectic”) + French -ien (“-ian”) from Latin -ianus (“-ian”). Equivalent to dialectic +‎ -ian.

Noun

dialectician (plural dialecticians)

(chiefly historical) Someone skilled in dialectics: someone able to arrive at logical conclusions through reasoned argument. [1560]
(Hegelianism) Someone skilled in dialectical idealism: someone able to arrive at historical conclusions through consideration of contradictions. [1871]
(Marxism) Someone skilled in dialectical materialism: someone able to arrive at socio-political conclusions through consideration of class differences.

Hypernyms

(one skilled at dialectic reasoning): logician, reasoner, debater
(one skilled in dialectical idealism): Hegelian
(one skilled in dialectical materialism): Marxist, Communist

Etymology 2

From dialectic (“dialectical”) +‎ -ian.

Noun

dialectician (plural dialecticians)

Someone knowledgable about dialects. [1848]

Synonyms

dialectologist

Hypernyms

linguist, orthoepist

References

dialectician in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
“dialectician, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.

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