oppositionist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who opposes; especially a member of an official opposition
Example Sentences
- "They felt that the fellow was a quockerwodger rather than a politician, an againster rather than a true American, an oppositionist in fundamental things rather than a sincere patriot."
- "I see your marriage as a move to establish links with the oppositionist Russian intelligentsia."
Etymology
Etymology tree English opposition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English oppositionist From opposition + -ist.