'Rejoinder' definitions:

Definition of 'rejoinder'

noun

A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]

noun

(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

Definition of 'Rejoinder'

From: GCIDE

Rejoinder \Re*join"der\ (-d?r), n. [From F. rejoindre, inf., to join again. See Rejoin.]
1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply. [1913 Webster]
2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Reply; answer; replication. See Reply. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Rejoinder'

From: GCIDE

Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rejoinder'

From: Moby Thesaurus

acknowledgment,
answer,
answering,
antiphon,
back answer,
back talk,
backchat,
comeback,
confutation,
contraremonstrance,
counteraccusation,
counterblast,
countercharge,
counterclaim,
counterreply,
counterstatement,
defense,
echo,
evasive reply,
reaction,
ready reply,
rebuttal,
rebutter,
receipt,
refutation,
repartee,
replication,
reply,
repost,
rescript,
rescription,
respond,
respondence,
response,
responsion,
responsory,
retort,
return,
reverberation,
riposte,
short answer,
snappy comeback,
surrebuttal,
surrebutter,
surrejoinder,
witty reply,
witty retort,
yes-and-no answer