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agonistes definition

ago·nis·tes (ag′ə nis′tēz′)

adjective

designating a person engaged in a struggle: used after the word modified

Etymology: Gr agōnistēs < agōnizesthai, to contend < agōn, agon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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