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contester

contester noun: one who contests something.

Noun

contester (plural contesters)

  1. One who contests something.
    • Meanwhile, Millar's second cousins and even more remote relatives hired lawyers to litigate the will out of existence. Contesters of the will claimed that the clause “encouraged immorality” and was “against public policy” […]2000, Robert S. Menchin, Where There's a Will

Forms of contester

pluralcontesters

Origin of contester

From contest + -er.

Questions about contester

What does contester mean?
Contester means one who contests something.
What part of speech is contester?
Contester is a noun.
What is the plural of contester?
The plural of contester is contesters.

Words near contester in the dictionary

  1. contestations
  2. contestatory
  3. contested
  4. contestee
  5. contestees
  6. contester
  7. contesters
  8. contesteth
  9. contestible
  10. contesting
  11. contestingly

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