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oppugner

UK/əˈpjuːnə/

oppugner noun: someone who oppugns; an opponent.

Noun

oppugner (plural oppugners)

  1. Someone who oppugns; an opponent.
    • Revenge and Malice were as two violent oppugners on the one ſide, but Honeſty, Religion, Feare of God, with-held him on the other.1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Of the Will”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 1...
    • Dennis, the fiercest oppugner of puns in ancient or modern times, professes himself highly tickled with the “a stick” chiming to “ecclesiastic”.1833, Elia [pseudonym; Charles Lamb], “[Popular Fallacies.] VIII. That Verbal Allusions Are Not Wit, Because They Will Not Bear a Translation.”, in The Last Essays of Elia. […], London: Edward Moxon...

Forms of oppugner

pluraloppugners

Origin of oppugner

From oppugn + -er.

Questions about oppugner

What does oppugner mean?
Oppugner means someone who oppugns; an opponent.
What part of speech is oppugner?
Oppugner is a noun.
How do you pronounce oppugner?
Oppugner is pronounced /əˈpjuːnə/ (UK).
What is the plural of oppugner?
The plural of oppugner is oppugners.

Words near oppugner in the dictionary

  1. oppugnates
  2. oppugnating
  3. oppugnation
  4. oppugnations
  5. oppugned
  6. oppugner
  7. oppugners
  8. oppugneth
  9. oppugning
  10. oppugns
  11. oppurtunity

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