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Synonyms for debater


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-beyt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈbeɪt

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Définition of debater

Origin :
  • early 14c., "a quarrel, dispute, disagreement," from Old French debat; see debate (v.). Sense of "a formal dispute, a debating contest" is perhaps from early 15c.
  • As in talker : noun speaker
  • As in talker : noun conversationalist
Example sentences :
  • And they answered him not a word, for there is no debater like the heart.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • In college Parker had been class orator and a debater of power.
  • Extract from : « The Rainy Day Railroad War » by Holman Day
  • He becomes a chairman, an investigator, a committee man, and a debater.
  • Extract from : « The Arena » by Various
  • The readiness with which he has adopted the air of a debater, shows the man of genius.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • As a debater, where close reasoning was essential, he was an acknowledged leader.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • Johnnie is just beginning to be noted at their meetings as a debater of some importance.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • He was great as financier and as debater, and he was a liberal patron of literature.
  • Extract from : « The Journal to Stella » by Jonathan Swift
  • It had in it the fire of the debater and the calmness of the judge.
  • Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge
  • As he had told Elizabeth months before, he always knew his limitations as a debater.
  • Extract from : « Mrs. Darrell » by Foxcroft Davis
  • The difference between the two men was the difference between the orator and the debater.
  • Extract from : « The Mother of Parliaments » by Harry Graham

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