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ARGUER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
arguer; debater
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arguer" is a kind of...):
controversialist; disputant; eristic (a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arguer"):
devil's advocate (someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument)
confuter; disprover; rebutter; refuter (a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument)
wrangler (someone who argues noisily or angrily)
Derivation:
argue (present reasons and arguments)
argue (have an argument about something)