Definition of disputant
:one that is engaged in a dispute
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Examples of disputant in a Sentence
there were only three disputants in the argument, but they made enough noise for a dozen
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Tiburon police identified the disputants as Michael Alan Savage, the talk show host, and John Spreckles Rosekrans, a Mill Valley resident.
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First Known Use of disputant
1593
disputant Synonyms
Synonyms
arguer, argufier, bickerer, brawler, debater, disputer, fighter, quarreler (or quarreller), scrapper, squabbler, wranglerRelated Words
advocate, codefendant, defendant, plaintiff, pleader; challenger, contender, contestant, skirmisher; fusser, nitpicker, pettifogger, quibblerDISPUTANT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of disputant for English Language Learners
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: a person who is involved in a dispute and especially in a legal dispute
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