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foe

noun

1 foe

An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force).

synonyms: enemy, foeman, opposition.

Roget 891: enemy; antagonist; foe, foeman; open enemy, bitter enemy, opponent etc. 710; back friend.    public enemy, enemy to society.   

Dutch: tegenstander, vijand, bestrijder, opponent
Polish: wróg, przeciwnik, nieprzyjaciel

2 foe

A personal enemy:
— They had been political foes for years.

synonym: enemy.

Dutch: tegenpartij
Polish: nieprzyjaciel, wróg


Moby thesaurus: adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy, combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the opposition.

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