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debater|dɪˈbeɪtə(r)|
In 5 -our.
[a. AF. debatour = OF. debateor, -eur, agent-n. f. debat-re to debate v.1: see -er2 3.]
†1. One who contends or strives; a quarrelsome or contentious person. Obs.
1388Wyclif Rom. i. 30 Detractouris, hateful to God, debateris, proude. 1413Lydg. Pilgr. Sowle iv. xxxv. (1483) 83 Fyghters and debatours. c1440J. Capgrave Life St. Kath. iv. 1519 A fals traytour..debater and robbour.
2. One who takes part in debate or public discussion; a disputant, controversialist. Often, one skilled in debate, an able disputant.
1593Shakes. Lucr. 1019 Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters. a1773Chesterfield (T.), It is only knowledge and experience that can make a debater. 1823Byron Juan xiii. xx, The Lord Henry was a great debater, So that few members kept the house up later. 1848Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 611 Their debates lasted three days..Sir Patrick Hume was one of the debaters. 1887Westm. Rev. June 277 Mr. C. is a debater. |