41. The sophists generally gave their discourses in Rome or one of three major sophist centers. 42. They bestowed many luxuries upon the sophist . 43. Herodicus is also described as a gymnastic-master ( ??????????? ) and a sophist . 44. The sophist is a kind of merchant. 45. Gorgias is another well-known Sophist . 46. They were sophists who specialized in refutation without propagating any positive doctrine of their own. 47. He criticized the Sophists for using rhetoric as a means of deceit instead of discovering truth. 48. The word " sophist " could also be combined with other Greek words to form compounds. 49. Unlike Plato, Isocrates ( often considered a Sophist ) did not distinguish eristic from dialectic. 50. Protagoras was a famous Greek Sophist .