disputant

[ dih-spyoot-nt ]

/ dɪˈspyut nt /

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noun

a person who disputes; debater.

adjective

engaged in dispute; disputing.

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Origin of disputant

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

Related formspre·dis·pu·tant, noun

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Examples 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

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