sophister noun. ['sɒfɪstǝ] LME.
[Old French sophistre, formed as SOPHIST: see -ER².]
1. A person reasoning with specious arguments. Formerly also, a sophist of ancient Greece. LME.

2. a. A student in his second or third year at Cambridge or (occas.) Oxford University. Now Hist. L16.
b. A similar (male or female) student at Harvard or Dartmouth University. US. M17.
c. A student in his or her third or fourth year at Trinity College, Dublin. M19.

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