rejoinder

[ri-join-der]

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noun

an answer to a reply; response.
Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.

Origin of rejoinder

1475–85; < Middle French rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); see rejoin²

Related formsnon·re·join·der, noun

Synonyms for rejoinder

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1. reply, riposte.

Synonym study

1. See answer.

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Related Words for rejoinder

repartee, rebuttal, retort, return, defense, comeback, wisecrack, response, counterclaim, countercharge, counterargument, confutation, counterstatement

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Contemporary Examples of rejoinder

But it is also a rejoinder to the view, which I expressed, that ethical norms are paramount.
The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss Are Those Most Opposed to Marriage Equality
Jay Michaelson
October 25, 2014
To which, so far as I can tell, the supporters of Chavez rejoinder thusly: the poor loved him.
Why Hugo Chavez Was Bad for Venezuela
Megan McArdle
March 7, 2013

Historical Examples of rejoinder

"I suppose it brought out a few," was Mr. Galloway's rejoinder.
The Channings
Mrs. Henry Wood
Montague was quick in his rejoinder, though he made it at a venture.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
Her rejoinder came in a low, grieved monotone: "Did you say had hoped?"
The Cavalier
George Washington Cable
"It's my work," said Turkey, in a decisive tone, which left me no room for rejoinder.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood
George MacDonald
The speech was uttered to induce a rejoinder, but she made none.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2)
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for rejoinder

rejoinder

noun

a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort
law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply

Word Origin for rejoinder

C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin ²

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Word Origin and History for rejoinder

mid-15c., from Middle French noun use of rejoindre (see rejoin (v.2)). Originally "defendant's answer to the replication" (the fourth stage in the pleadings in an action at common law). For noun use of infinitive in French law terms, cf. waiver.