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debater - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun One who strives or contends; a fighter; a quarreler.
noun One who debates; a disputant; a wrangler.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a controvertist.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun someone who engages in debate
Etymologies
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What makes Christopher Hitchens such a capable and persuasive debater is a mixture of his ides, arguments, and charm.
Danny Groner: We Need Discussions, Not Debates Danny Groner 2010
What makes Christopher Hitchens such a capable and persuasive debater is a mixture of his ides, arguments, and charm.
Danny Groner: We Need Discussions, Not Debates Danny Groner 2010
What makes Christopher Hitchens such a capable and persuasive debater is a mixture of his ides, arguments, and charm.
Danny Groner: We Need Discussions, Not Debates Danny Groner 2010
What makes Christopher Hitchens such a capable and persuasive debater is a mixture of his ides, arguments, and charm.
Danny Groner: We Need Discussions, Not Debates Danny Groner 2010
She'd learn what a great debater is really all about.
Palin: 'I will forever question' Rev. Wright strategy 2009
What makes Christopher Hitchens such a capable and persuasive debater is a mixture of his ides, arguments, and charm.
Danny Groner: We Need Discussions, Not Debates Danny Groner 2010
Kossuth early made himself known as a debater , and gradually won his way upward, and became associated with the leading men of the Liberal party, many of whom were among the proudest and richest of the
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906
A terrific debater , which is one of the things that made her so powerful politically in her own country.
CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2007 2007
The debater is a third personality type whose approach is likely to get in the way.
Managing Strategic Relationships Leonard Greenhalgh 2001
The debater is a third personality type whose approach is likely to get in the way.
Managing Strategic Relationships Leonard Greenhalgh 2001
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