opponent

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈpəʊnənt/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular opponent

Plural opponents

1. (countable) An opponent is someone who is not in your team in a game, an opposite team.
   • Synonym: rival
2. (countable) Someone that objects to something.

   The United Nations is an opponent of the possession of child pornography.