1. people who engage in controversial argument or dispute, especially in attacking or refuting the opinions or principles of another
Usage: plural of polemist

Examples

• The political polemists dominated the television debate with their fierce arguments.
• Religious polemists have been writing treatises against each other for centuries.
• The conference brought together polemists from different schools of economic thought.
• These polemists never seem to find common ground in their discussions.
• The newspaper hired several polemists to write opinion pieces on current issues.
• Academic polemists often engage in heated exchanges in scholarly journals.