polemista

Definitions of polemista
  1. noun
    a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
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    accusatore
    someone who imputes guilt or blame
    ostruzionista
    someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
    crociato, riformatore, riordinatore, riorganizzatore
    a disputant who advocates reform
    abolizionista, antischiavista
    a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
    contestatore, dimostrante, manifestante
    someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
    proibizionista, sterpo
    a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
    ambientalista, ecologista
    someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
    femminista
    a supporter of feminism
    capellone, figlio dei fiori, hippy
    someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
    ammutinato, ribelle, rivoltoso
    a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
    attivista, militante
    a militant reformer
    utopista
    an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
    accattabrighe, attaccabrighe
    someone who argues noisily or angrily
    type of:
    anima, elemento, essere umano, individuo, microcosmo, persona, tipo, uomo
    a human being
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