factualist

factualist
Someone who continually corrects others' statements and loves to tell people facts at random.

I was stuck on the train with two factualists who told each other statistics about statistics for hours.


Dictionary of american slang with examples. .

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  • factualist — noun see factualism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • factualist — See factualism. * * * …   Universalium

  • factualist — Someone who continually corrects others statements and loves to tell people facts at random. I was stuck on the train with two factualists who told each other statistics about statistics for hours …   Dictionary of american slang

  • factualist — fac·tu·al·ist …   English syllables

  • factualist — …   Useful english dictionary

  • factualism — factualist, n. factualistic, adj. /fak chooh euh liz euhm/, n. emphasis on, devotion to, or extensive reliance upon facts: the factualism of scientific experiment. [1945 50; FACTUAL + ISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • factualism — noun Date: 1936 adherence or dedication to facts • factualist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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