'disputant' definitions:
Definition of 'disputant'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy [syn: disputant, controversialist, eristic]
Definition of 'disputant'
From: GCIDE
- disputant \dis"pu*tant\, a. [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare: cf. F. disputant. See Dispute, v. i.] Disputing; engaged in controversy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'disputant'
From: GCIDE
- disputant \dis"pu*tant\, n. One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition. [1913 Webster]
- A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'disputant'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apologist,
- arguer,
- argufier,
- battler,
- belligerent,
- belted knight,
- bickerer,
- bitter-ender,
- blade,
- bravo,
- brawler,
- bully,
- bullyboy,
- casuist,
- combatant,
- competitor,
- contender,
- contestant,
- controversialist,
- debater,
- defendant,
- diehard,
- disceptator,
- dissentient,
- dissident,
- duelist,
- enforcer,
- fencer,
- feuder,
- fighter,
- fighting cock,
- foilsman,
- gamecock,
- gladiator,
- goon,
- gorilla,
- guardhouse lawyer,
- hatchet man,
- hood,
- hoodlum,
- hooligan,
- intransigent,
- irreconcilable,
- jouster,
- knight,
- last-ditcher,
- litigant,
- logomacher,
- logomachist,
- militant,
- mooter,
- naysayer,
- negativist,
- noncooperator,
- objector,
- obstructionist,
- obstructive,
- opposer,
- oppositionist,
- Philadelphia lawyer,
- pilpulist,
- plaintiff,
- plug-ugly,
- polemic,
- polemicist,
- polemist,
- protester,
- quarreler,
- resister,
- rioter,
- rival,
- rough,
- rowdy,
- ruffian,
- sabreur,
- scrapper,
- scuffler,
- squabbler,
- strong arm,
- strong-arm man,
- strong-armer,
- struggler,
- swashbuckler,
- sword,
- swordplayer,
- swordsman,
- thug,
- tilter,
- tough,
- tussler,
- wrangler