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debater

noun
/dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From debate + -er.

  1. derived from dis-
  2. derived from debatre
  3. inherited from debaten
  4. formed as debater — “debate + -er”

Definitions

  1. One who debates or participates in a debate

    One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.

    • William is a great debater.
    • Benjamin Disraeli, who was a pretty bright guy—a novelist, debater, and prime minister of England—tried to identify a person once and ended up exclaiming, "A Polish nobleman, a Count somebody; I never can remember their crack-jaw name."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA