noun
Meaning 1
One who doubts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
doubter
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noun
Meaning 2
someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agnostic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
noun
Meaning 3
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: skeptic, sceptic
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: intellectual, intellect
Narrower terms: doubting Thomas, pessimist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos Latin *dubosdenom. Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Old French doterbor. Middle English douten ▲ Old French doter Old French doutebor. Middle English doute ▲ English dubiousinflu. ▲ Latin dubitōinflu. English doubt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doubter From doubt + -er.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: twijfelaar — Translations
- French: douteur — Translations
- German: Zweifler — Translations
- Italian: dubitatore — Translations
- Latin: dubitātor — Translations
- Manx: dooyteilagh — Translations
- Swedish: tvivlare — Translations