opponent

CEFRB2

/əˈpəʊ.nənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or group competing against another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

Examples

  • Mickey Conners made mincemeat of his opponent in the ring.

  • The manager balanced the strength of his team against that of their opponent and sighed.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).

  2. One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).

  3. One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).

More examples

In context

  • During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested.

  • The person who ran against her in the last election proved to be a formidable opponent.

  • 1720, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintott, Volume 6, “Observations on the Twenty-Third Book,” no. 39, p. 136, In the Chariot-Race Achilles is represented as being able to conquer every Opponent […]

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin oppōnēns (“opposing”), present active participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”).