rə̇ˈjȯində(r), rēˈj- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English rejoiner, from Middle French rejoindre to rejoin (taken as a noun)
1. : the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
2. : reply ; specifically : an answer to a reply
her remarks … met with no rejoinder — Owen Wister
drew the sharpest rejoinders in the panel discussion which ensued — H.W.Sams
a statement in rejoinder