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Word: Opponent
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈpəʊnənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
someone who competes with or opposes another in a contest, game, or argument
Short Definition:someone who competes with or opposes another
Examples:- he beat his opponent by a landslide margin
- against superior opponents they fell two goals behind
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