opponent

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person you compete or fight against in a game, contest, or argument.

   The person who ran against her proved to be a formidable opponent.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who is against an idea, plan, or policy.

   Opponents of the new law gathered to protest.

3. 3
   adj

   Opposing; acting against.

   The two opponent armies faced each other across the valley.

Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).

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