English Explanatory Dictionary

gainstander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer

Word forms

gainstander gainstanders

Etymology

From Middle English aȝenstondere, equivalent to gainstand + -er. Cognate with Scots gainstandar, ganstandar and againstandare (“resister, opposer, opponent”).

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