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countertype

countertype noun: a type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.

Noun

countertype (plural countertypes)

  1. A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
    • Sweaty, stammering and hyperactive, Lemmon seemed to embody the countertype of the monumental, granite-jawed leading men of the 1950s — stars like John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck .2009 June 14, Dave Kehr, “Everyman, Tempted”, in New York Times

Forms of countertype

pluralcountertypes

Origin of countertype

From counter- + type.

Questions about countertype

What does countertype mean?
Countertype means a type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
What part of speech is countertype?
Countertype is a noun.
What is the plural of countertype?
The plural of countertype is countertypes.

Words near countertype in the dictionary

  1. countertugs
  2. counterturn
  3. counterturns
  4. countertwisting
  5. countertwistings
  6. countertype
  7. countertypes
  8. counterurbanisation
  9. counterurbanization
  10. counteruse
  11. counterused

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