English Dictionary
Definition of “rejoinder”
rejoinder (rɪˈdʒɔɪndə
)
Definitions
noun
- a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort
- law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply
Word Origin
C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin²
Usage examples
`I'm not sure I want to be a Communist," was always his prudent rejoinder.
Adair, Tom (Intro), Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories (1993)In fact, in a witty rejoinder that strikes at its rival, whose commercial ended with the line Yeh Toothpaste Hai Ya Tendulkar?
Business Today (1998)Senator Tierney made the obvious rejoinder that the phoneline funded by Telstra directly saves the lives of potential suicide victims.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)Hopefully, this would produce a rejoinder from an anti-euro politician of similar standing.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)I made a gentle rejoinder , urging him to retire at the earliest moment and return to his beloved Ampleforth.
George Carey, KNOW THE TRUTH (2004)
