doubter

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English

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Etymology

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From doubt +‎ -er.

Noun

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doubter (plural doubters)

  1. One who doubts.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 275:
      I have a great deal of sympathy with scientific doubters, and with those who test psychicism up hill and down dale and are not satisfied.
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Anagrams

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French

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Verb

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doubter

  1. Obsolete form of douter.

Conjugation

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French douter, with the b added back to reflect the Latin etymology.

Verb

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doubter

  1. to doubt
  2. (reflexive, se doubter de or s'en doubter) to doubt (something)
    • c. 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
      ils avoient tort se ils s'en doubtoient
      They were wrong if they doubted it

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • French: douter

Old French

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Verb

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doubter

  1. Alternative form of doter

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.