rebutter
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
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law a defendant's pleading in reply to a claimant's surrejoinder
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a person who rebuts
Etymology
Origin of rebutter1
First recorded in 1785–95; rebut + -er 1
Origin of rebutter2
1530–40; < Anglo-French rebuter rebuttal, noun use of infinitive: to rebut; see -er 3
Example Sentences
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The rebutter does not get to enjoy an introduction, like a boss, from the House sergeant-at-arms.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2016
The rebutter does not enjoy mandatory ovations at the end of each line.
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2016
There is another topic he takes up more seriously, and as a general rebutter to the charge.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12) by Edmund Burke
Answer -- N. answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder†, rebutter, surrebutter†, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription†; antiphon†, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counter statement. discovery &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
The first clash was a butter and a rebutter, their heads coming together, fairly making the wool fly.
From Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Alf Burnett
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