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   op·po·nent

   /əˈpōnənt/

   noun

   • 1. someone who competes against or fights another in a contest, game, or argument; a rival or adversary: "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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