Meaning of opponent in English

1. Pronunciation

   /əˈpoʊnənt/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   opponent

   Definitions

   1. characterized by active hostility

   Examples

   • « opponent (or opposing) armies »

   Synonyms

   • hostile

2. 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
3. 2. someone who offers opposition

   Antonyms

   • agonist