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doubter

/ˈdaʊtə/DOW-tur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈdaʊtɚ/DOW-tur

Meaningone who doubts

Common meaning: a person who doubts

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Journey through time

  1. Latindubitare‘to doubt’source
  2. Old Frenchdoutersource
  3. Englishdoubt‘to be unsure’
  4. Englishformed in English from doubtdoubter‘a person who doubts’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from doubt + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DOUBT, p.177 · scan

Source words

  • dubitare Latin · source word “to be of two minds”

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