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disputant, a. and n.|ˈdɪspjuːtənt|
[a. L. disputānt-em, pr. pple. of disputāre to dispute: see -ant.]
A. adj. That disputes; disputing; engaged in dispute or controversy.
1671Milton P.R. iv. 218 Thou..there wast found Among the gravest Rabbies, disputant On points and questions fitting Moses' chair. 1711Shaftesbury Charac. iv. ii. (1737) III. 214 After the known way of Disputant Hostility. 1870Pall Mall G. 5 Nov. 1 Time for disputant nations to recover their calmness..may possibly be secured.
B. n. One who disputes or argues; esp. a public debater or controversialist.
1612Dekker It be not good Wks. 1873 III. 276 Hisse babling fooles, But crowne the deepe-braind disputant. c1645Howell Lett. (1650) II. 16 A quick and pressing disputant in logic and philosophy. 1791Boswell Johnson an. 1763 (1831) I. 421 [Goldsmith]..was enabled to pursue his travels..partly by demanding at the Universities to enter the lists as a disputant. 1840Mill Diss. & Disc. (1875) I. 408 Disputants are rarely..good judges. |