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opposite numbers

opposite numbers is the plural of opposite number.

Meaning of opposite number

Noun

opposite number (plural opposite numbers)

  1. (idiomatic) A person who holds a position in an organization, sports team, or the like, that corresponds to that held by another person in another organization; a counterpart.
    • The first up train was the morning semi-fast ex Buncrana, which sped through with No. 8 at its head, adroitly exchanging staffs at about 15 m.p.h. […] The next train through Tooban was our opposite number, and we duly received the vital staff.1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 355

Questions about opposite numbers

What is opposite numbers the plural of?
Opposite numbers is the plural of opposite number.

Words near opposite numbers in the dictionary

  1. opposite
  2. opposite angle
  3. opposite angles
  4. Opposite Day
  5. opposite number
  6. opposite numbers
  7. opposite sex
  8. opposite side
  9. opposite sides
  10. opposited
  11. oppositely

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