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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024op•po•nent /əˈpoʊnənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who is on an opposing side in a game, argument, controversy, or the like;
adversary.
See -pon-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024op•po•nent (ə pō′nənt),USA pronunciation n. - a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like;
adversary.
adj. - being opposite, as in position.
- opposing;
adverse;
antagonistic. - Anatomybringing parts together or into opposition, as a muscle.
- Latin oppōnent- (stem of oppōnēns, present participle of oppōnere to place over, against, or in front of, make an obstacle), equivalent. to op- op- + pōn(ere) to place, set, put + -ent- -ent
- 1580–90
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged antagonist. Opponent, competitor, rival refer to persons engaged in a contest. Opponent is the most impersonal, meaning merely one who opposes; perhaps one who continually blocks and frustrates or one who happens to be on the opposite side in a temporary contest:an opponent in a debate.Competitor emphasizes the action in striving against another, or others, for a definite, common goal:competitors in business.Rival has both personal and emotional connotations; it emphasizes the idea that (usually) two persons are struggling to attain the same object:rivals for an office.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ally, friend.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: opponent /əˈpəʊnənt/ n - a person who opposes another in a contest, battle, etc
- an opponent muscle
adj - opposite, as in position
- (of a muscle) bringing two parts into opposition
- opposing; contrary
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin oppōnere to oppose, from ob- against + pōnere to placeopˈponency n |