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debater vs devil's advocate

devil's advocate vs debater

debater and devil's advocate both are nouns.

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

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