defeater

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 13:13, 14 October 2019.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

defeat +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /dɪˈfiːtə(ɹ)/

Noun

defeater (plural defeaters)

  1. One who defeats.
    defeater of the rebel hordes
  2. (logic, philosophy) a belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false.

Anagrams

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=defeater&oldid=55379892"