doubter en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos Latin *dubosdenom. Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Old French doterbor. Middle English douten ▲ Old French doter Old French doutebor. Middle English doute ▲ English dubiousinflu. ▲ Latin dubitōinflu. English doubt Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English doubter From doubt + -er.
Meanings
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One who doubts.
I have a great deal of sympathy with scientific doubters, and with those who test psychicism up hill and down dale and are not satisfied.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 275:“Then it's true,” he said quietly. “Everything.” “Ay, thou doubter! Ay thou disbelieving dreg!”
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 190:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doubters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
nl twijfelaar (Translations) · it dubitatore (Translations) · sv tvivlare (Translations) · de Zweifler (Translations) · gv dooyteilagh (Translations) · fr douteur (Translations) · la dubitātor (Translations)