REBUTTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

Synonyms:

rebuttal; rebutter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("rebutter" is a kind of...):

pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

rebut (overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof)

Meaning:

A debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument

Synonyms:

confuter; disprover; rebutter; refuter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("rebutter" is a kind of...):

arguer; debater (someone who engages in debate)

Derivation:

rebut (prove to be false or incorrect)

rebut (overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof)