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rebutter en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• [ɹɪ̈ˈbʌɾɚ] (US)
• rĭ-bŭ'tər (UK)
• /ɹɪˈbʌtɚ/ (US)
• rĭ-bŭ'tər (US)
• /ɹɪˈbʌtə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

From rebut + -er.

Meanings

1. One who drives back or repulses
2. One who makes a rebuttal.
3. A rebuttal; the answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

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Deriveds

surrebutter

rebutter en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• [ɹɪ̈ˈbʌɾɚ] (US)
• rĭ-bŭ'tər (UK)
• /ɹɪˈbʌtɚ/ (US)
• rĭ-bŭ'tər (US)
• /ɹɪˈbʌtə(ɹ)/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English butter English rebutter From re- + butter.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To apply butter to (something) again.
   • 'Holy cow!' Johnny absent-mindedly rebuttered a piece of toast. 'And we thought climate-change was bad!' 2006, Tango Wayne, Scandinal, page 78:
   • It consisted of a thick white porridge leavened with yeast and eaten together with a boiled potato. It was often served seven days in a row, which meant it was reheated and rebuttered seven times over. 1997, Josef Hiršal, Michael Henry Heim, A Bohemian Youth, page 67:
   • He dared to rebutter his bread with the original flavor of his stoicism, the western, but has once again left such films behind to die and has moved on. 1996 June, Craig D. Reed, “'Rumble in the Bronx' Stars Hits the Big Time in America After Years of Success in Asia”, in Black Belt Magazine, page 124:

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