Controverter

//ˈkɒntɹəˌvɜː(ɹ)tɚ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist.

    "Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern."

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"Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern."

Etymology

From controvert + -er.

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