Definition
A person engaged in a dispute or debate; someone who argues or contests a point.
Etymology
From Latin disputantem (disputans), present participle of disputare. The -ant suffix denotes a person performing an action.
Kelly Says
Professional disputants in ancient Greece—the sophists—were so skilled at argumentation that they could argue any position convincingly, which is why 'sophistry' now means deceptive reasoning!
Translations
ARالعربية
المتنازع
al-mu-tan-a-azu
BNবাংলা
বিবাদকারী
bi-baad-ka-ree
CACatalà
disputant
dis-poo-tan
CSČeština
disputant
dis-poo-tan
DEDeutsch
Streithandy
shTROY-han-dee
ELΕλληνικά
διαπράκτης
dee-a-prakt-ees
ESEspañol
disputante
dis-pOO-tan-te
FAفارسی
مجادله کننده
mo-ja-deh-e-keh-neh
FISuomi
kiistan osapuoli
kiis-tan os-a-poo-li
FRFrançais
disputant
dis-pOO-tan
GUGU
વિવાદકાર
vi-vaad-ka-ar
HAHA
maganin rikice
ma-ga-nin ri-ki-ce
HEעברית
מתחרה
me-ta-cha-rah
HIहिन्दी
विवादक
vi-vaad-ak
HUMagyar
vita tárgya
vee-ta taar-gya
IDBahasa Indonesia
pihak yang berdebat
pee-hak yang ber-deh-bat
IGIG
onye na-agba
on-ye na-a-gba
ITItaliano
disputante
dis-poo-tan-te
KMKM
អ្នកប្រឆាំង
a-nk pra-cha-ang
MSBahasa Melayu
pembahas
pen-bah-has
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-p-yaw
NLNederlands
disputant
dis-poo-tan
PLPolski
spórcy
sporr-tsy
PTPortuguês
disputante
dis-poo-tan-te
RORomână
disputant
dis-poo-tan
RUРусский
участник спора
oo-chah-st-nik sp-o-rah
SWKiswahili
mzozaji
mzo-za-ji
TAதமிழ்
விவாதக்காரர்
vi-va-tha-ka-raar
TEతెలుగు
వివాదకారుడు
vi-va-da-ka-rudu
THไทย
ผู้โต้แย้ง
poo-toe-ay-eng
TLTL
nakikipagtalo
na-ki-ki-pa-ga-ta-lo
TRTürkçe
tartışan
tar-tish-an
UKУкраїнська
учасник суперечки
oo-chah-st-nik soo-pe-rech-ki
URاردو
مجادلا
mu-ja-da-la
VITiếng Việt
người tranh luận
ngoo-ee tranh lu-an
YOYO
ọ̀kan tí ó ńṣẹ
o-kan tee o ń-she
ZUZU
umuntu oqeqeshwa
oo-mu-ntu o-qe-ke-shwa