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disputant

[ dih-spyoot-nt ]

/ dɪˈspyut nt /

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noun

a person who disputes; debater.

adjective

engaged in dispute; disputing.

Origin of disputant

1605–15; < Latin disputant- (stem of disputāns, present participle of disputāre), equivalent to disput- (see dispute) + -ant- -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM disputant

pre·dis·pu·tant, noun

Words nearby disputant

disproportionate, disproportionation, disprove, dispur, disputable, disputant, disputation, disputatious, dispute, disqualification, disqualify

Example sentences from the Web for disputant

The disputant must acquire promptitude in the employment of them.

Aristotle |George Grote
Ramus was not the only disputant persecuted for these grave absurdities.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
That type of disputant is still with us, and is still supporting his beliefs with the same tactics.

Theism or Atheism |Chapman Cohen
Like Socrates, he used all the sharp arts of a disputant in the interests of common sense and of an almost archaic dogmatism.

Winds Of Doctrine |George Santayana

As for the disputant who had stirred up the monster, his situation was as unenviable as it was comic to the bystanders.

The Bibliotaph |Leon H. Vincent

British Dictionary definitions for disputant

disputant

/ (dɪˈspjuːtənt, ˈdɪspjʊtənt) /

noun

a person who argues; contestant

adjective

engaged in argument