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disputant

American  
[dih-spyoot-nt] / dɪˈspyut nt /

noun

  1. a person who disputes; debater.


adjective

  1. engaged in dispute; disputing.

disputant British  
/ ˈdɪspjʊtənt, dɪˈspjuːtənt /

noun

  1. a person who argues; contestant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. engaged in argument

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of disputant

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

Example Sentences

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Every other disputant in the South China Sea, including the Philippines, bases its maritime claims on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an international agreement that defines maritime zones.

From National Geographic

Only disputant of their power was Dion O'Banion, on Chicago's North Side, who ran a flower shop as a sideline, specialized in floral pieces for gangster funerals, a highly lucrative trade.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Tunisia itself neither disputant seemed so reasonable.

From Time Magazine Archive

The U. S. disputant was Harold M. Osborne, 1924 Olympic high jump and decathlon champion, world's record-holder in both events.

From Time Magazine Archive

Learned, able, a hardy disputant, and a skilled man of affairs, he had determined to be Archbishop of Prague, and this object he pursued with unalterable constancy.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

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