/ Dictionary / Index S sophister: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: soph•ist•er Pronunciation: (sof'u-stur), [key] — n. a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner. (esp. formerly) a second or third year student at a university. an ancient Greek sophist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. sophist sophistic Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blanch Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language