• (n.) One who disputes; one who argues // opposition to another; one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in opposition. • (v. i.) Disputing; engaged in controversy. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/disputant/
Dis'pu·tant adjective [ Latin disputants , present participle of disputare : confer French disputant . See Dispute , intransitive verb ] Disputing; engaged in controversy. Milton. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/92