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gainstander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gain-stander
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

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Inflected Forms

gainstanders (plural)

Questions

What does gainstander mean?
One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer
Where does gainstander come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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