Meaning of opponent in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈpoʊnənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    opponent

    Definitions

    1. characterized by active hostility

    Examples

    • « opponent (or opposing) armies »

    Synonyms

  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

    Derived terms

  3. 2. someone who offers opposition

    Antonyms

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