Doubter
['daʊtɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one who scruples.
Editor: Patrick
Examples
- The Emperor Frederick II is a very convenient example of the sort of doubter and rebel the thirteenth century could produce. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, my dear doubter, how do you know that fairy tales do not contain a germ of truth? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I would suggest to such doubters certain obvious distinctions; I would remind them of certain simple truths. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The last doubters surrendered, and admitted that Edison had given the world a new light, and one which was not simply a scientific marvel, but was eminently practical and useful. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Typed by Anatole