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Arguer

see synonyms of arguer

Noun

1. arguer, debater

someone who engages in debate

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Arguer

see synonyms of arguer
verb -gues, -guing or -gued
1. (intransitive)
to quarrel; wrangle
they were always arguing until I arrived
2. (intr; often foll by for or against)
to present supporting or opposing reasons or cases in a dispute; reason
3. (tr; may take a clause as object)
to try to prove by presenting reasons; maintain
4. (tr; often passive)
to debate or discuss
the case was fully argued before agreement was reached
5. (transitive)
to persuade
he argued me into going
6. (transitive)
to give evidence of; suggest
her looks argue despair

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Arguer

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verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈargued or ˈarguing
1. 
to give reasons (for or against a proposal, proposition, etc.)
2. 
to have a disagreement; quarrel; dispute
verb transitive
3. 
to give reasons for and against; discuss; debate
4. 
to try to prove by giving reasons; maintain; contend
5. 
to give evidence of; seem to prove; indicate
his manners argue a good upbringing
6. 
to persuade (into or out of an opinion, etc.) by giving reasons

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Arguer

see synonyms of arguer
v. ar·gued, ar·gu·ing, ar·gues
v.tr.
1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate: "It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them" (Paul Craig Roberts).
2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend: The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.
3. To give evidence of; indicate: "Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent" (Isaac Asimov).
4. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons: argued the clerk into lowering the price.
v.intr.
1. To put forth reasons for or against something: argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.
2. To engage in a quarrel; dispute: We need to stop arguing and engage in constructive dialogue.

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