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DEBATER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who engages in debate

Synonyms:

arguer; debater

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("debater" is a kind of...):

controversialist; disputant; eristic (a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "debater"):

devil's advocate (someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument)

confuter; disprover; rebutter; refuter (a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument)

wrangler (someone who argues noisily or angrily)

Derivation:

debate (argue with one another)

debate (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)

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