Definitions for opponent
əˈpoʊ nəntop·po·nent

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. opposition, opponent, opposite(noun)

   a contestant that you are matched against

2. adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister(adj)

   someone who offers opposition

3. opponent, opposing(adj)

   characterized by active hostility

   "opponent (or opposing) armies"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. opponent(Noun)

   An individual or group who is a rival of another.

2. opponent(Noun)

   One who attempts to stop the progression of.

3. opponent(Noun)

   One who objects to.

4. opponent(Noun)

   In team sports, a player of an opposite team.

Origin: from opponere, to oppose

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Opponent

   ō-pō′nent, adj. opposing in action, speech, &c.: placed in front.—n. one who opposes.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'opponent' in Nouns Frequency: #1360

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opponent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opponent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of opponent in a Sentence

1. Senator Sanders:

   Clearly I favor her opponent.

2. John M. Barrie:

   Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   Remember, I did win more than 3 million votes than my opponent.

4. Chris Christie:

   You can absolutely lay your opponent out without saying a bad word.

5. Apoorve Dubey:

   It is not your opponent but your weaknesses that hurt you the most.

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