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arguer vs devil's advocate

devil's advocate vs arguer

arguer and devil's advocate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arguer Yes No No No
devil's advocate Yes No No No
As nouns, devil's advocate is a hyponym of arguer; that is, devil's advocate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arguer:
  • arguer: someone who engages in debate
  • devil's advocate: someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument
Other hyponyms of arguer include confuter, disprover, rebutter, refuter, wrangler.
arguer (noun) devil's advocate (noun)
someone who engages in debate someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument
Difference between arguer and devil's advocate

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