Thesaurus results for DEBATERS

debaters

noun

plural of debater

as in defendants

a person who takes part in a dispute the debater was unable to come up with a convincing rebuttal for his opponent's argument

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Recent Examples of debaters Habitual debaters often blur these distinctions. —

Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 High school debaters are much more polite and reasonable, even compared to presidential candidates, the group’s president, Walt Breitinger, observed. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026 Judging simply by the crowd’s response, the debaters arguing that CSOs remain relevant won handily. —

Justin Worland, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 Dylan Black, a SDA freshman who took the pilot course this year, said the class allowed students to learn more about each other and also become better debaters and thinkers. —

Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026 The fraud debaters offer many preferred litmus tests. —

David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Dec. 2025 The college boys would gather around a charpoy set in front of the food stall, playing for cups of tea or plates of biscuits, contemplating the next move with the seriousness of parliamentary debaters, discussing strategy. —

Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 Her debaters warned of a slippery slope. —

Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025

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Noun

My office will continue to vigorously prosecute defendants who pose serious threats to our community’s safety, especially our children.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The defendants had been in custody since their arrests in late July and August 2023.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026