Rhetorician

(rēt'o-rish'an), n. [Fr. rhétoricien.] 1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric. The “understanding” is that by which a man becomes a mere logician, and a mere rhetorician. F. W. Robertson. 2. One who teaches the art of rhetoric, or the principles and rules of correct and elegant speaking. The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, who had young auditors, lived till they were a hundred years old. Bacon.

3. An artificial orator, as opposed to one who is genuine.
4. An orator. [Rare.] Dryden.