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DISPROVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disprover mean? 

DISPROVER (noun)
  The noun DISPROVER has 1 sense:

1. a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argumentplay

  Familiarity information: DISPROVER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DISPROVER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

confuter; disprover; rebutter; refuter

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

arguer; debater (someone who engages in debate)

Derivation:

disprove (prove to be false)


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