disputant

[dih-spyoot-nt]

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noun

a person who disputes; debater.

adjective

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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Related Words for disputant

enemy, competitor, candidate, foe, rival, player, challenger, opposition, aspirant, adversary, rebel, opponent, participant, contender, entrant, murderer, spy, terrorist, guerrilla, agent

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Historical Examples of disputant

"The South is defensive, and the North aggressive," one disputant might say.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866
Various
Evelyn Ames, the other disputant, had been an enigma at college.
A Book of Bryn Mawr Stories
Marian T. MacIntosh
I had no wish to be known as a disputant or an experimentalist.
Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
And tell Dewint I shall become a disputant on the landscape.
Keats
Sidney Colvin
The disputant must acquire promptitude in the employment of them.
Aristotle
George Grote

British Dictionary definitions for disputant

disputant

noun

a person who argues; contestant

adjective

engaged in argument

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Word Origin and History for disputant

1610s, from Latin disputantem (nominative disputans), present participle of disputare (see dispute).