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debater

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: D AH0 B EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • William is a great debater.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arguer, arguee

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who engages in debate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arguer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disputant, controversialist, eristic

Narrower terms: devil's advocate, rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter, wrangler

History

Etymology

From debate + -er.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنَاظِر (munāẓir) — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Czech: diskutér — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Esperanto: debatisto — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Finnish: debatööri — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Finnish: väittelijä — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • French: débatteur — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • French: débatteuse — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Polish: dyskutant — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Polish: dyskutantka — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Portuguese: debatedor — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Portuguese: debatedora — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Russian: дебатёр (debatjór) — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Russian: дебатирующий (debatirujuščij) — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Russian: ведущий дебаты (veduščij debaty) — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Russian: участвующий в дебатах (učastvujuščij v debatax) — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Russian: участник дебатов (učastnik debatov) — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Swedish: debattör — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
  • Thai: นักโต้วาที — one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.