different between controverter vs controversy

English

Etymology

controvert +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v??(?)t?(?)/

Noun

controverter (plural controverters)

1. One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist.
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries

     Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern.

Related terms

• controversial
• controversialist
• controversy
• controvert
• controvertible

Further reading

• controverter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• controverter in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Old French controversie, from Latin contr?versia (“debate, contention, controversy”), from contr?versus (“turned in an opposite direction”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) now more common: IPA^(key): /k?n?t??v?si/, more traditional: IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v??si/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /?k?nt???v?si/

Noun

controversy (countable and uncountable, plural controversies)

1. A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dispute

Derived terms

• controversial

Related terms

• controversialist
• controvert
• controverter
• controvertible

Translations

References

Further reading

• controversy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• controversy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• controversy at OneLook Dictionary Search