犬けん儒じゅ

noun

cynic; cynical person

Refers to a person who is cynical, often in a philosophical or literary context. Not an everyday word; more common in discussions of ancient Greek philosophy or as a literary term.

• 彼かれは現げん代だいの犬けん儒じゅと呼よばれることもある。

  He is sometimes called a modern-day cynic.