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oppositionist

[op-uh-zish-uh-nist]
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noun

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

RELATED WORDS

adversary, antagonist, aspirant, assailant, bandit, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, enemy, entrant, foe, match, opposer, opposition, player, resister, rival, anti

Origin of oppositionist

First recorded in 1765–75; opposition + -ist
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  • If you were a respectable man and a Pietist and not a confounded seek-sorrow of an Oppositionist you would not think so.