Meaning

1 senses
  1. One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.

    William is a great debater.

    дебатёрdebatjór, дебатирующийdebatirujuščij, ведущий дебатыveduščij debaty

    someone who engages in debate

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Being an academic doesn't necessarily make you a good public debater.

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  2. Tom is a good debater.

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  3. You call yourself a debater?

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  4. One of the most important skills a debater can have is to deliver cogent arguments in a clear manner.

    ruОдно из важнейших умений в дебатах - чётко формулировать убедительные доводы.

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  5. Ziri is an Islamic debater who specializes in debates with representatives of the LGBT community.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
one who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.:

Origin

From debate + -er.

From debate + -er.

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Forms

plural: debaters
Singulardebater
Pluraldebaters

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who engages in debate:arguer

Word family

1 related words
Relateddebate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
debater — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto