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Vinony

debater

noun

  1. person who participates in a debate
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Pronunciation: /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English debate Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English debater From debate + -er.

  1. 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."”