Meaning of opponent in English
Classifying Adjective
opponentDefinitions
1. characterized by active hostilityExamples
- « opponent (or opposing) armies »
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Noun
opponentEtymology
late 16th century (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent-‘setting against’, from the verb opponere, from ob-‘against’ + ponere‘place’Definitions
1. a contestant that you are matched against- 2. someone who offers opposition
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