English Explanatory Dictionary

defeater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who defeats.
  2. a belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈfiːtə(ɹ)/

Word forms

defeater defeaters

Etymology

From defeat + -er.

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