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 Definitions of opponent  [əˈpoʊ nənt]  

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Definition of 'opponent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) opponent
a person who is on an opposing side in a game, controversy, or the like; adversary.

2. (adj.) opponent
being opposite, as in position.

3.  opponent
opposing; adverse; antagonistic.

4.  opponent
Anat. bringing parts together or into opposition, as a muscle.

Etymology:  (1580–90; < L oppōnent-, s. of oppōnēns, prp. of oppōnere to place over, against)

Definition of 'opponent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) opposition, opponent, opposite
a contestant that you are matched against

2. (adj) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister
someone who offers opposition

3. (adj) opponent, opposing
characterized by active hostility
"opponent (or opposing) armies"


Definition of 'opponent' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) opponent
sb who competes or fights against you
his opponent in the boxing ring

2.  opponent
sb who disagrees with sb or sth
a fierce opponent of illegal immigration


Translation of 'opponent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a person who opposes
an opponent of the government; He beat his opponent by four points.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: teenstander, opponent Arabic flag Arabic: خَصْم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: противник
Brazilian flag Brazilian: adversário Czech flag Czech: odpůrce German flag German: der/die Gegner(in)
Danish flag Danish: modstander Greek flag Greek: αντίπαλος Spanish flag Spanish: adversario, oponente
Estonian flag Estonian: vastane Farsi flag Farsi: دشمن؛ رقیب Finnish flag Finnish: vastustaja
French flag French: adversaire Hebrew flag Hebrew: יָרִיב Hindi flag Hindi: विपक्ष
Croatian flag Croatian: protivnik, suparnik Hungarian flag Hungarian: ellenfél Indonesian flag Indonesian: lawan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: mótherji, andstæðingur Italian flag Italian: avversario Japanese flag Japanese: 敵対者
Korean flag Korean: 반대자 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: priešininkas, varžovas, o Latvian flag Latvian: oponents; pretinieks
Malay flag Malay: lawan Dutch flag Dutch: tegenstander Norwegian flag Norwegian: motstander, opponent
Polish flag Polish: przeciwnik Persian flag Persian: دشمن؛ رقیب Pashto flag Pashto: دشمن
Portuguese flag Portuguese: adversário Romanian flag Romanian: adversar; per­soa­nă din Russian flag Russian: противник; оппонент
Slovak flag Slovak: odporca Slovenian flag Slovenian: nasprotnik Serbian flag Serbian: protivnik
Swedish flag Swedish: motståndare, motspelare, Thai flag Thai: คู่ต่อสู้ Turkish flag Turkish: hasım, rakip
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 反對者,對手 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: опонент; противник Urdu flag Urdu: مخالف
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: địch thủ Chinese flag Chinese: 反对者,对手

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