Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Engaged in dispute or argument.
- noun One engaged in a dispute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Disputing; debating; engaged in controversy.
- noun One who disputes or debates; one who argues in opposition to another; a debater.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Disputing; engaged in controversy.
- noun One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
participant in adispute .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
Etymologies
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Examples
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The effect of the arrangement was that the "disputant" developer had virtually no income, but a "lavish lifestyle" the decision said.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By JAMES WEIR 2010
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The effect of the arrangement was that the "disputant" developer had virtually no income, but a "lavish lifestyle" the decision said.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By JAMES WEIR 2010
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The effect of the arrangement was that the "disputant" developer had virtually no income, but a "lavish lifestyle" the decision said.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By JAMES WEIR 2010
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Agile disputant though he is, Michael Medved does not convince.
Criticize President Obama's Policy, but Not His Motives 2011
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But I will say, as you shall see, that he matched their subtlety with equal subtlety; and from what I saw of him I have little doubt but what he would have confounded many a disputant in the synagogues.
Chapter 17 2010
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A disputant must decide: Should I bargain with the Devil, or resist?
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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We will explore eight real, concrete cases in which a disputant had to decide whether to negotiate or resist.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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A disputant must decide: Should I bargain with the Devil, or resist?
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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We will explore eight real, concrete cases in which a disputant had to decide whether to negotiate or resist.
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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A disputant must decide: Should I bargain with the Devil, or resist?
BARGAINING WITH THE DEVIL ROBERT MNOOKIN 2010
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