controverter

English

Etymology

controvert +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒntɹəˌvɜː(ɹ)tɚ/

Noun

controverter (plural controverters)

1. One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist.
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries:

     Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern.

Related terms

• controversial
• controversialist
• controversy
• controvert
• controvertible

 

Further reading

• “controverter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “controverter”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.