OPPONENT
\əpˈə͡ʊnənt], \əpˈəʊnənt], \ə_p_ˈəʊ_n_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of OPPONENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
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One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
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One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the respondent, or defendant, who maintains it.
By Oddity Software
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Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
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One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
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One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the respondent, or defendant, who maintains it.
By Noah Webster.
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One who takes or supports the opposite side in argument or debate; an antagonis.
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Acting against each other; opposing; opposite.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Opposing.
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An opposer; antagonist.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.