Contradicters

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Those who speak against or challenge a statement, opinion or claim by asserting the opposite
2. People who argue against what others have said, often by maintaining that the reverse is true
3. Individuals who dispute or deny assertions made by others, offering conflicting views or evidence

Etymology: "Contradicters" is simply the plural of "contradicter," a person who contradicts someone else. The word is built from "contradict" plus the agent suffix "-er," the ending that turns a verb into a word for the one doing the action, as in "speaker" or "reader." The verb "contradict" comes from Latin "contradicere," meaning "to speak against," formed from "contra" ("against") and "dicere" ("to say"). English took the root over, so the core idea of the word has always been saying something opposed to what another has said. Adding "-er" simply names the person who does this.

Synonyms: contradictors, opponents, dissenters

Antonyms: supporters, advocates, agreers