doubter

Definition of doubternext
as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something there will always be some hard-core doubters of the government's denial of the UFO incident

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Recent Examples of doubter Now, a new era of politics and a shift in large enterprises’ approach to purchasing AI models may have given Mistral the perfect opportunity to prove its doubters wrong. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 This time, that main doubter is Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds), the Lady Greyhounds’ first assistant coach, who begins the season dubious of everything going on around her before predictably being won over by Ted. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 Hoyer traded enough prospects to silence at least some of his doubters. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Within a week, Flaco had triumphed over the doubters who feared that an owl raised in captivity wouldn’t have the strength or stamina to survive in the outside world. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026 Kansas City neighborhood builder Chris Harris — standing Wednesday in front of a new, three-bedroom house under construction — has been turning doubters into believers his entire adult life. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 That said, having the longest winning streak since the days of Ted Williams, and winning 22 of 26, may win over some doubters. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Arch Manning is ready for the spotlight, again Compared to last year's meeting with the media in Atlanta, this was obviously a different quarterback, with what seems like an urge to prove the doubters from last season wrong. Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026 Apple Intelligence unveiled June 10, 2024 Apple hoped to silence the doubters at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, known as WWDC, in June 2024. Kevin Stankiewicz,zev Fima, CNBC, 10 July 2026
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Noun
  • Many skeptics see a contradiction in high-achieving, mostly white young voters employing rhetoric about labor and solidarity.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Paul, a libertarian and longtime skeptic of the federal government’s response to the pandemic, has accused Fauci of covering up the origin of COVID-19 and referred him to the Justice Department multiple times under the Biden administration.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Mark Hamill, Martha Stewart, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro were some of the questioners.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 May 2026
  • Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Doubter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubter. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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