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Meaning of opponent in English
Pronunciation
/əˈpoʊnənt/
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Classifying Adjective
opponent
Definitions
1.
characterized by active hostility
Examples
« opponent (or opposing) armies »
Synonyms
hostile
Noun
opponent
Etymology
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
Antonyms
agonist