disputador

Definitions of disputador
  1. noun
    a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
    synonyms: polemista
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    examples:
    Martin Luther King
    United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
    Malcolm X
    militant civil rights leader (1925-1965)
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    acriminador, acusador, delator, denunciador
    someone who imputes guilt or blame
    tertuliano
    someone who engages in debate
    obstruccionista
    someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
    reformador, reformista
    a disputant who advocates reform
    abolicionista
    a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
    manifestante
    someone who participates in a public display of group feeling
    abogado del diablo
    someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument
    prohibicionista
    a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
    ecologista, medioambientalista
    someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
    feminista, hembrista
    a supporter of feminism
    hippie, jipi
    someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
    amotinado, insurgente, insurrecto, rebelde
    a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
    activista, militante
    a militant reformer
    utopista
    an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
    type of:
    alma, humano, individuo, mortal, persona, ser humano
    a human being
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