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debunker

/diːˈbʌŋ.kər/
de · bunk · er
Plural:debunkers
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debunker Lexical Profile

debunker Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A person who exposes the falseness, hollowness, or exaggerated nature of a myth, belief, claim, or pretension.

Example

"The investigative journalist became a prominent debunker of pseudoscientific health remedies."

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• Rhymes for debunker

• Nearby Words

debug
debugger
debunk
debunker
debut
debutant
debutante

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in early 20th-century American English from the verb 'debunk' plus the agentive suffix '-er'. The root 'bunk' is a shortening of 'bunkum' (or 'buncombe'), which originated in the 1820s after a U.S. congressman defended a long-winded, pointless speech by stating he was merely 'talking for Buncombe,' referring to his home county in North Carolina.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Debunker. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/debunker
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