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gainstander

noun

Etymology

From Middle English aȝenstondere, equivalent to gainstand + -er. Cognate with Scots gainstandar, ganstandar and againstandare (“resister, opposer, opponent”).

  1. inherited from aȝenstondere

Definitions

  1. One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.)

    One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer

    • "[…] Formerly, it is said, they were leopards; but now they are become lions at all points, and must take precedence of beast, fish, or fowl, or woe worth the gainstander."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA