arguer

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɑrɡjuɚ/ UK /ˈɑːɡjuə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who argues or debates

She was a formidable arguer who rarely conceded a point.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who argues or debates debater disputant controversialistwranglercontender

Word family

Related forms argue argument arguable argumentative

Etymology

From argue (from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere 'to make clear, prove, accuse') plus the agentive suffix -er.

arguere Latin *h₂erǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# arguer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɑrɡjuɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɑːɡjuə/

## Meanings
1. a person who argues or debates

## Examples
- She was a formidable arguer who rarely conceded a point.

## Synonyms
- debater
- disputant
- controversialist
- wrangler
- contender

## Related Forms
- argue
- argument
- arguable
- argumentative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: arguere
- Root: *h₂erǵ-

## Etymology
From argue (from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere 'to make clear, prove, accuse') plus the agentive suffix -er.

## AI Etymology
Arguer is a noun meaning "a person who argues or debates". Historically, it is from argue (from Old French arguer, from Latin arguere 'to make clear, prove, accuse') plus the agentive suffix -er. The visible construction is part of the etymology: arguer is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person who argues or debates", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin arguere with Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ-. Close English family members include argue, argument, arguable, and argumentative.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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