oppositionist

[ op-uh-zish-uh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who offers opposition; a member of an opposition.

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppositionist¹

First recorded in 1765–75; opposition + -ist

Example Sentences

If you were a respectable man and a Pietist and not a confounded seek-sorrow of an Oppositionist you would not think so.

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