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disputant

American  
[dih-spyoot-nt] / dɪˈspyut nt /

noun

  1. a person who disputes; debater.

adjective

  1. engaged in dispute; disputing.

disputant British  
/ ˈdɪspjʊtənt, dɪˈspjuːtənt /

noun

  1. a person who argues; contestant

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adjective

  1. engaged in argument

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Other Word Forms

  • predisputant noun

Etymology

Origin of disputant

1605–15; < Latin disputant- (stem of disputāns, present participle of disputāre ), equivalent to disput- ( dispute ) + -ant- -ant

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