ALL meanings of debater
de·bate
D d - countable noun debater A debater is someone who takes part in debates. 3
- noun debater sb who discusses an issue 1
- noun debater One who debates or participates in a debate; one who argues. 1
- noun debater a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports. 1
- noun debater a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers. 1
- noun debater deliberation; consideration. 1
- noun debater Archaic. strife; contention. 1
- verb without object debater to engage in argument or discussion, as in a legislative or public assembly: When we left, the men were still debating. 1
- verb without object debater to participate in a formal debate. 1
- verb without object debater to deliberate; consider: I debated with myself whether to tell them the truth or not. 1
- verb without object debater Obsolete. to fight; quarrel. 1
- verb with object debater to argue or discuss (a question, issue, or the like), as in a legislative or public assembly: They debated the matter of free will. 1
- verb with object debater to dispute or disagree about: The homeowners debated the value of a road on the island. 1
- verb with object debater to engage in formal argumentation or disputation with (another person, group, etc.): Jones will debate Smith. Harvard will debate Princeton. 1
- verb with object debater to deliberate upon; consider: He debated his decision in the matter. 1
- verb with object debater Archaic. to contend for or over. 1