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An opponent who resists with force or resolution
Answer for the clue "An opponent who resists with force or resolution ", 11 letters:
withstander
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Word definitions for withstander in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation" a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: defender ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person who withstands or resists; an opponent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Withstander \With*stand"er\, n. One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.
Usage examples of withstander.
Remember what I told you: this wealthy Franklin is proud, fierce, jealous, and irritable, a withstander of the nobility, and even of his neighbours, Reginald Front-de-Bæuf and Philip Malvoisin, who are no babes to strive with.