rebutter

¹

[ ri-buht-er ]

noun

1. a person who rebuts.

rebutter

²

[ ri-buht-er ]

noun

, Law.

1. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

rebutter

/ rɪˈbʌtə /

noun

1. law a defendant's pleading in reply to a claimant's surrejoinder
2. a person who rebuts

Word History and Origins

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; -er ³

Example Sentences

And while Trump certainly gets lobbed his share of vulgar and hateful messages on social media, his most prominent Twitter rebutters generally show more restraint.

From Washington Post

A swarm of brochures in rejoinder and rebutter issued from the press, and the nineteenth century had come in before the controversy was quite forgotten.

From Project Gutenberg

The first clash was a butter and a rebutter, their heads coming together, fairly making the wool fly.

From Project Gutenberg

That branch of the profession was then passing away, but there were lawyers who lived by their skill in preparing answers, rejoinders, sur-rejoinders, rebutters, and sur-rebutters.

From Project Gutenberg

Complaint, demurrer, confession and avoidance, traverse, replication, dilatory pleas, peremptory pleas, rejoinder, rebutter, and sur-rebutter.

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