"distractionist" meaning in English

See distractionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more distractionist [comparative], most distractionist [superlative]
Etymology: distraction + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distraction|ist}} distraction + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} distractionist (comparative more distractionist, superlative most distractionist)
  1. Tending to divert attention from one thing to another.
    Sense id: en-distractionist-en-adj-eF4TGh1J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51

Noun

Forms: distractionists [plural]
Etymology: distraction + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|distraction|ist}} distraction + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} distractionist (plural distractionists)
  1. Somebody who evades an issue by discussing another.
    Sense id: en-distractionist-en-noun-SViiqOh9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51

Inflected forms

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