contester

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English

Etymology

From contest +‎ -er.

Noun

contester (plural contesters)

  1. One who contests something.
    • 2000, Robert S. Menchin, Where There's a Will:
      Meanwhile, Millar's second cousins and even more remote relatives hired lawyers to litigate the will out of existence. Contesters of the will claimed that the clause “encouraged immorality” and was “against public policy”

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French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contestārī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɛs.te/
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Verb

contester

  1. to contest; to challenge; to dispute

Conjugation

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Latin

Verb

contester

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of contestor

Norman

Etymology

From Latin contestor, contestārī (call to witness).

Verb

contester

  1. (Jersey) to contest

Old French

Etymology

First attested 1338, Latin contestor.

Verb

contester

  1. to contest; to dispute
  2. to attest

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: contest
  • French: contester
  • Norman: contester

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