opponent
//əˈpəʊ.nənt//
Forms
- Plural
- opponents
Definitions
1.One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
- She was a dedicated opponent of the death penalty.
- During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested.
- The person who ran against her in the last election proved to be a formidable opponent.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2318
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).