Defeater

//dɪˈfiːtə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who defeats.

    "defeater of the rebel hordes"

  2. 2
    a belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false.

Etymology

From defeat + -er.

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