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debater

/dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/

debater noun: one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.

Noun

debater (plural debaters)

  1. One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
    • William is a great debater.
    • Benjamin Disraeli, who was a pretty bright guy—a novelist, debater, and prime minister of England—tried to identify a person once and ended up exclaiming, "A Polish nobleman, a Count somebody; I never can remember their crack-jaw name."2009, Patsy Clairmont, All Cracked Up: Experiencing God in the Broken Places
    Synonyms:
    arguer, arguee

debater meaning in Malayalam, Arabic and Thai

debater in Malayalam

തർക്കക്കാരൻ, താർക്കികൻ, എതിർവാദി

debater in Arabic

one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
مُنَاظِر munāẓir

debater in Thai

one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
นักโต้วาที

Synonyms of debater

Forms of debater

pluraldebaters

Origin of debater

From debate + -er.

Words that rhyme with debater

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Questions about debater

What does debater mean?
Debater means one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
What is debater in Malayalam?
Debater in Malayalam is തർക്കക്കാരൻ, താർക്കികൻ, എതിർവാദി. See Debater meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is debater?
Debater is a noun.
How do you pronounce debater?
Debater is pronounced /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of debater?
The plural of debater is debaters.

Words near debater in the dictionary

  1. Debategate
  2. debatelord
  3. debatelords
  4. debatement
  5. debatements
  6. debater
  7. debaters
  8. debates
  9. debatest
  10. debateth
  11. debatey

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