refuter

Questions about refuter

What does refuter mean?

refuter means "a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument".

How many syllables are in refuter?

refuter has 3 syllables and divides as re-fu-ter under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for refuter?

Close synonyms include rebutter, disprover, confuter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is refuter a common word?

refuter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.