väittelijä
Väittelijä is a Finnish noun derived from the verb väitellä, meaning to dispute or argue. It denotes a person who argues a proposition, presents a claim, or defends a position in a dispute. The term is neutral and its exact role depends on the context in which it is used.
In academic settings, väittelijä commonly refers to the person who defends a thesis during a public disputation.
Beyond academia, väittelijä can be used in broader contexts to describe anyone who presents and argues a
Etymologically, väittelijä is formed from väitellä, with the agent suffix -jä, signaling a person who performs