Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disputant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disputant \Dis"pu*tant\, a. [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare:
cf. F. disputant. See {Dispute}, v. i.]
Disputing; engaged in controversy. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Disputant \Dis"pu*tant\, n.
One who disputes; one who argues ?? opposition to another;
one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in
opposition.
A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant.
--Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
disputant
n : a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
[syn: {controversialist}]
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