as in questioner
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something
an astronomer who enjoys taking the role of the doubting Thomas in debates with UFOlogists
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skeptic
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But skeptics argue that political access isn’t a substitute for cultural alignment or academic vision.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025 -
Instead, their context, brevity and limited outcome provided skeptics with more reasons to doubt Moscow wants peace.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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“Doubting Thomas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubting%20Thomas. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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