opponent

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

   “The person who ran against her in the last election proved to be a formidable opponent.”

2. isim One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).

   “1720, Alexander Pope, The Iliad of Homer, London: Bernard Lintott, Volume 6, “Observations on the Twenty-Third Book,” no. 39, p. 136, In the Chariot-Race Achilles is represented as being able to conquer every Opponent […]”

3. isim One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).

   “It is easier to confound than to convince an opponent; the former may be effected by a turn that has more happiness than truth in it.”

4. isim One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).

   “She was a dedicated opponent of the death penalty.”

5. isim The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.

   “We make the argument appere slender, when we receiue it laughyngly, and declare by wordes, euen at the first, that it is nothyng to the purpose, and so abashe the opponent.”

6. sıfat Opposing; adverse; antagonistic.

   “[…] we are to consider enemies as men opponent to peace and justice, and to these they are by warrs to be reduced; And no other ends in the pursuite of enemies by sword and hostile Acts are to be sought for […]”

7. sıfat Situated in front; opposite.

   “Her sympathizing Lover takes his Stand High on th’ opponent Bank […]”