rebutter

[ri-buht-er]

noun

a person who rebuts.

Origin of rebutter

First recorded in 1785–95; rebut + -er¹

rebutter

[ri-buht-er]

noun Law.

a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

Origin of rebutter

1530–40; < Anglo-French rebuter rebuttal, noun use of infinitive: to rebut; see -er³

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Historical Examples of rebutter

And when you are here, we will plead the cause in form, to rejoinder and sur-rejoinder, rebutter and sur-rebutter.
Trevethlan: Volume 1
William Davy Watson
The first clash was a butter and a rebutter, their heads coming together, fairly making the wool fly.
Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive
Alf Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for rebutter

rebutter

noun

law a defendant's pleading in reply to a claimant's surrejoinder
a person who rebuts

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