arguer

ar·gue  (ärgy)

v. ar·gued, ar·gu·ing, ar·gues

v.tr.

1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate: "It is time to stop arguing tax-rate reductions and to enact them" (Paul Craig Roberts).

2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend: The speaker argued that more immigrants should be admitted to the country.

3. To give evidence of; indicate: "Similarities cannot always be used to argue descent" (Isaac Asimov).

4. To persuade or influence (another), as by presenting reasons: argued the clerk into lowering the price.

v.intr.

1. To put forth reasons for or against something: argued for dismissal of the case; argued against an immediate counterattack.

2. To engage in a quarrel; dispute.

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[Middle English arguen, from Old French arguer, from Latin argtre, to babble, chatter, frequentative of arguere, to make clear; see arg- in Indo-European roots.]

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argu·er n.

Synonyms: argue, quarrel¹, wrangle, squabble, bicker
These verbs denote verbal exchange expressing conflict. To argue is to present reasons or facts in order to persuade someone of something: "I am not arguing with youI am telling you" (James McNeill Whistler).
Quarrel stresses hostility: The children quarreled over whose turn it was to wash the dishes.
Wrangle refers to loud, contentious argument: "audiences . . . who can be overheard wrangling about film facts in restaurants and coffee houses" (Sheila Benson).
Squabble suggests petty or trivial argument: "The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin . . . would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Bicker connotes sharp, persistent, bad-tempered exchange: The senators bickered about the President's tax proposal for weeks. See Also Synonyms at discuss, indicate.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

arguer - someone who engages in debate         debater controversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy devil's advocate - someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument confuter, disprover, rebutter, refuter - a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument wrangler - someone who argues noisily or angrily

Translations

arguer

n

(= quarreller) → streitsüchtiger Mensch, Streithammel m (inf)

(= reasoner) → logisch argumentierender Mensch; to be a logical arguer → logisch argumentieren (können)