oppositionist

[ op-uh-zish-uh-nist ]
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noun
  1. a person who offers opposition; a member of an opposition.

Origin of oppositionist

1
First recorded in 1765–75; opposition + -ist

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How to use oppositionist in a sentence

  • If you were a respectable man and a Pietist and not a confounded seek-sorrow of an oppositionist you would not think so.