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rebutter

1

[ ri-buht-er ]

noun

  1. a person who rebuts.


rebutter

2

[ ri-buht-er ]

noun

Law.
  1. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

rebutter

/ ɪˈʌə /

noun

  1. law a defendant's pleading in reply to a claimant's surrejoinder
  2. a person who rebuts
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rebutter1

First recorded in 1785–95; rebut + -er 1

Origin of rebutter2

1530–40; < Anglo-French rebuter rebuttal, noun use of infinitive: to rebut; -er 3
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And while Trump certainly gets lobbed his share of vulgar and hateful messages on social media, his most prominent Twitter rebutters generally show more restraint.

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A swarm of brochures in rejoinder and rebutter issued from the press, and the nineteenth century had come in before the controversy was quite forgotten.

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The first clash was a butter and a rebutter, their heads coming together, fairly making the wool fly.

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That branch of the profession was then passing away, but there were lawyers who lived by their skill in preparing answers, rejoinders, sur-rejoinders, rebutters, and sur-rebutters.

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Complaint, demurrer, confession and avoidance, traverse, replication, dilatory pleas, peremptory pleas, rejoinder, rebutter, and sur-rebutter.

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