opposite number
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of opposite number
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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His opposite number, the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, agreed, telling the House of Commons: "Britain is not ungovernable."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
A clumsy collision with opposite number Kyle Steyn while contesting a high ball in the Scotland defeat earned Arundell a 20-minute red card and cost England dear.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
He holed out off the left-arm spin of his opposite number Mitchell Santner.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
I stand under the trees for a while, opposite number twenty- three.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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