NOUN | person | debater, arguer | someone who engages in debate |
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Sounds | dahbey'ter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | someone who engages in debate. | |
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Synonym | arguer | |
Narrower | devil's advocate | someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument |
rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter | A debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument | |
wrangler | someone who argues noisily or angrily | |
Broader | disputant, controversialist, eristic | A person who disputes |
Spanish | polemista, tertuliano | |
Catalan | polemista, tertulià | |
Verbs | debate | argue with one another |
debate | discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
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