n. One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who controverts; a disputant; a man versed or engaged in controversy or disputation.
Word Usage
"He became a prominent member of the whig party, and was everywhere known as the brilliant orator and successful controvertist of the Scott campaign of 1852."