disputant
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- predisputant noun
Etymology
Origin of disputant
1605–15; < Latin disputant- (stem of disputāns, present participle of disputāre ), equivalent to disput- ( 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
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
In Tunisia itself neither disputant seemed so reasonable.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Sir Charles Wetherell, who had just descended the stairs from the lobby, turned a dull eye from one disputant to the other.
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
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