Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Sophister · Soph·ist·er · IPA n. v. t. 01 n. A sophist. See Sophist. 1. A sophist. See Sophist.[Obs.] See: Sophist 2. A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence.(Eng. Univ.) 02 v. t. To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. 1. To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument.[Obs.]