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opponent definition

op·po·nent (ə pō′nənt)

noun

a person who opposes; person against one in a fight, game, debate, argument, etc.; adversary

Etymology: < L opponens, prp. of opponere < ob- (see ob-) + ponere, to place: see position

adjective

  1. Rare opposite, as in position
  2. opposing; adverse; antagonistic
  3. Anat. bringing parts into opposition: said of a muscle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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