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   opponent

   /əˈpəʊnənt/

   noun

   • 1. someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument: "he beat his opponent by a landslide margin" Similar rivaladversaryopposerthe oppositionfellow contestant(fellow) competitorother competitor/contestant/player/candidateenemyfoeantagonistcombatantcontenderchallengercriticdissenterdisputantobjectorOpposite allypartnercolleague
   • ▪ a person who disagrees with or resists a proposal or practice: "an opponent of the economic reforms" Similar opposerobjectordissidentdissenterrejectionistOpposite supporter

   Word Origin 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. opponency noun

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     OPPONENT meaning: 1. a person who disagrees with something...

   • Znaczenie Opponent, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     OPPONENT definicja: 1. a person who disagrees with something...

   • Opponent: Thai Translation

     OPPONENT translate: คู่ต่อสู้. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Opponent: Malay Translation

     opponent translate: lawan. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Opponent: Catalan Translation

     OPPONENT translate: adversari, -ària, adversari, -ària....

   • Opponent in Korean

     opponent translate: 상대, 반대지. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Portuguese Translation

     OPPONENT translate: oponente, adversário, adversária,...

   • Opponent in Arabic

     OPPONENT translate: خَصْم, مُعارِض. Learn more in the...

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   An opponent is someone who is against another person, as in a game, exhibition, or controversy. Opponent can also sometimes be used to describe being in opposition, as in Felix saw no opponent reason to change his vote.

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   Someone who competes or fights against you is your opponent. If you're arguing that chocolate ice cream is better than vanilla, the vanilla ice cream fan is your opponent. An opponent can also be someone who opposes, like an opponent of gun control laws.

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