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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According to the skeptics, rollers were too rare and too impractical to have been the starting point for the evolution of the wheel.—
Kai James,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025 -
Since then: Several anti-voucher candidates unsuccessfully challenged incumbents, while pro-voucher challengers backed by dark money groups unseated a handful of voucher skeptics.—
Laura L. Davis,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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“Doubting Thomas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubting%20Thomas. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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