Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who disproves or confutes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who disproves or confutes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who disproves.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument

Etymologies

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disprove +‎ -er

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Examples

  • It would be so simple, and disprover any doubters.

    New Scientist - Online News 2009

  • It would be so simple, and disprover any doubters.

    New Scientist - Online News 2009

  • Particular results may be presented in a way which clearly “disproves” an hypothesis as stated either by the proposer or the disprover, but generally it’s not cut and dry that the evidence present is sufficiently vetted that it can serve as a disproof.

    National Post Today « Climate Audit 2006

  • Particular results may be presented in a way which clearly “disproves” an hypothesis as stated either by the proposer or the disprover, but generally it’s not cut and dry that the evidence present is sufficiently vetted that it can serve as a disproof.

    National Post Today « Climate Audit 2006

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