Definition for

opponent


Situated in front; opposite; standing in the way.

Opposing; antagonistic; adverse.

In anatomy, bringing together or into opposition; having the action of an opponens. See opponens.

noun – One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; one who supports the opposite side in controversy, disputation, or argument, or in a contest of any kind.

noun – One who takes part in an opponency; the person who begins a dispute by raising objections to a tenet or doctrine: correlative to defendant or respondent.

adjective – Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.

noun – One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.

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