counterarguer

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noun

One who counterargues.

OriginEnglish counterargue ← Middle English arguen ← Old French arguer →
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Meanings

nouncounterarguer (plural counterarguers)

plural counterarguers

  1. One who counterargues.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  14. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  15. Latinarguō
  16. Old Frencharguer
  17. Middle Englisharguen
  18. Englishargue
  19. Englishcounterargue
  20. Englishcounterarguer

From counterargue + -er.

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APA

counterarguer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterarguer

MLA

“counterarguer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterarguer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterarguer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterarguer.

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