Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

debater

/dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: de-bater
IPA: /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.

Example Sentences

"William is a great debater."
"Benjamin Disraeli, who was a pretty bright guy—a novelist, debater, and prime minister of England—tried to identify a person once and ended up exclaiming, "A Polish nobleman, a Count somebody; I never can remember their crack-jaw name.""
"Chief among the strategies exploiting this rule was "spreading" (a combination of "speed" and "reading"), where debaters would rattle off arguments at a blistering pace. Their speeches often exceeded 300 words per minute. (A conversational pace is about 60 per minute.)"

Etymology

From debate + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

debaters (plural)

Synonyms

arguer arguee

Rhymes With

later greater creator traitor translator dictator waiter cater crater curator slater skater

Questions

How do you pronounce debater?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈbeɪtə(ɹ)/.
What does debater mean?: One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues.
Where does debater come from?: From debate + -er.

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