dogmatizer

noun

as in partisan
one who stubbornly or intolerantly adheres to his or her own opinions and prejudices in his foreign policy speech the secretary of state showed that he is anything but a dogmatizer

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  1. partisan
  2. dogmatist
  3. fanatic
Noun
  • Reynolds tracks the willingness of northern partisans—Carl Schurz, Horace Greeley, Lyman Trumbull, and even Sumner himself—to abandon that cause by the dwindling references to Jamestown and Plymouth.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, partisans continued to spar over dozens of Republican bills that would allow voters to lower property taxes for homeowners by raising sales taxes on everyone.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of partisan
Noun
  • Are there moments that will make architectural dogmatists cringe?
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of dogmatist
Noun
  • Gardner’s Big Slick co-host and fellow Chiefs fanatic, Eric Stonestreet and his wife, Lindsay, attended.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • For basketball fanatic Adam Sandler, there was no better way to shake off the pre-wedding jitters than shooting some hoops.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Definition of fanatic
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“Dogmatizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogmatizer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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