Oppugner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈpjuːnə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oppugner is a noun meaning Someone who oppugns; an opponent.
Meaning
Someone who oppugns; an opponent.
Example Sentences
Revenge and Malice were as two violent oppugners on the one ſide, but Honeſty, Religion, Feare of God, with-held him on the other.
Dennis, the fiercest oppugner of puns in ancient or modern times, professes himself highly tickled with the “a stick” chiming to “ecclesiastic”.
Word Forms
- oppugners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fiercest, oppugnant, impugner, opponent, opposer, opposite.
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