Adducers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or thing that brings forth evidence or reasoning to support a claim or theory
2. An individual who presents arguments or data to influence a discussion or decision-making process
3. One who introduces supporting materials in order to strengthen an argument or proposal

Etymology: "Adducers" is the plural of "adducer", a straightforward formation: the verb "adduce" with the agentive suffix "-er". The verb itself comes from Latin "adducere", meaning "to lead or bring to", built from "ad-" (toward) and "ducere" (to lead), the same "duc" that appears in "conduct", "produce" and "induce". Its sense of bringing forward evidence or reasons is the one that gives the noun its meaning: an adducer is someone who leads evidence toward a conclusion. The suffix traces back a long way. It descends from Latin "-arius", which passed through Old French "-ier" and entered Middle English as "-er", the same ending found in "baker" and "writer". So the word is a Latin verb, given English form through French, with a native English-style agent ending added to it.

Synonyms: muscles, contractors, bringers, movers, pullers