confrontationist

confrontationist
confrontationism, n.
/kon'freuhn tay"sheuh nist, -frun-/, n.
1. a person who confronts opposition, esp. aggressively.
adj.
2. characteristic of confrontation or confrontationists: confrontationist language.
[1965-70; CONFRONTATION + -IST]

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