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Someone who offers opposition
Answer for the clue "Someone who offers opposition ", 8 letters:
resister
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Word definitions for resister in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Resister \Re*sist"er\ (-?r), n. One who resists.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Resister possible refers to: resistor , the correct spelling of a common electronic component somebody who resists, like a war , tax , or draft resister
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: obstructionist , obstructor , obstructer , thwarter ] someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary , antagonist , opponent , opposer ] [ant: agonist ]
Usage examples of resister.
They are sometimes joined in deep concealment by tax resisters, polygamists, Klansmen and other fugitives from justice, heavily armed.
Avec der materiaux si nombreux et si importants, il fallait bien du courage pour resister a la tentation de faire un systeme.
My primary objection to Christianity is 'gentle Jesus, meek and mild,' the pacifist, the conscientious objector, the Tolstoyan, the 'passive resister.
A passive resister simply ends up dead, with no chance to hit back at his foe.
They were almost home now, and surely the resisters to William's rule had better things to do than attack such an isolated holding.
Nicholaa turned and saw more resisters coming up the hill from their hiding places below.
Cyclopians poured in by the score, only to be met by determined resisters, and fresh blood covered the dried blood staining the wooden pews and the stone floor.
Once again, I slew the resisters, and here I must confess to an evil indulgence.