distractionist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

distraction +‎ -ist

Adjective[edit]

distractionist (comparative more distractionist, superlative most distractionist)

  1. Tending to divert attention from one thing to another.

Noun[edit]

distractionist (plural distractionists)

  1. Somebody who evades an issue by discussing another.