"arguer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arguers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English arguer, arguere, equivalent to argue + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|arguer}} Middle English arguer, {{af|en|argue|-er|id2=agent noun}} argue + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} arguer (plural arguers)
  1. One who argues. Synonyms: arguer, arguer, arguee Hypernyms: person Translations (one who argues): argumentateur [masculine] (French), argumentateuse [feminine] (French), engueuleur [masculine] (French), engueuleuse [feminine] (French), argónaí [masculine] (Irish), argomentatore [masculine] (Italian), argomentatrice [feminine] (Italian), भांडणारा (bhāṇḍṇārā) [masculine] (Marathi), भांडणारी (bhāṇḍṇārī) [feminine] (Marathi), discutidor [masculine] (Portuguese)

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