REBUTTER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rebutter mean? 

• REBUTTER (noun)
  The noun REBUTTER has 2 senses:

1. a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument
2. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

  Familiarity information: REBUTTER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REBUTTER (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

confuter; disprover; rebutter; refuter

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

arguer; debater (someone who engages in debate)

Meaning:

(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

rebuttal; rebutter

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

pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)