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oppositionist

noun

Etymology

From opposition + -ist.

  1. derived from oppōnō — “to set against”
  2. derived from oppositiō
  3. derived from oposicion
  4. inherited from opposicioun
  5. suffixed as oppositionist — “opposition + ist”

Definitions

  1. A person who opposes

    A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition

    • They felt that the fellow was a quockerwodger rather than a politician, an againster rather than a true American, an oppositionist in fundamental things rather than a sincere patriot.
    • I see your marriage as a move to establish links with the oppositionist Russian intelligentsia.

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