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adversary
noun
1 adversary
Someone who offers opposition.
synonyms: antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister.
Roget 710:
opponent,
antagonist,
adversary;
adverse party,
opposition;
enemy
etc.
891;
the other side;
assailant.
oppositionist,
obstructive;
brawler,
wrangler,
brangler†,
disputant;
filibuster [U.S.],
obstructionist.
malcontent;
Jacobin,
Fenian;
demagogue,
reactionist†.
rival,
competitor.
bete noir [Fr.].
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Dutch: antagonist, anti, opponent, tegenpartij, tegenstander, tegenstemmer, tegenstrever, wederpartij
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