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oppugner

Meaning of "oppugner" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPUGNER

əˈpjuːnə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPUGNER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oppugner is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OPPUGNER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oppugner in the English dictionary

The definition of oppugner in the dictionary is someone who calls into question or disputes.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPUGNER

Buna · cassumunar · communer · Fortuna · impugner · Kaduna · koruna · kuna · lacuna · lacunar · laguna · Luna · lunar · Nagarjuna · Pune · schooner · sooner · tuna · tuner · vicuna

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPUGNER

oppositionist · oppositionless · oppositive · oppress · oppressed · oppressingly · oppression · oppressive · oppressively · oppressiveness · oppressor · opprobrious · opprobriously · opprobriousness · opprobrium · oppugn · oppugnancy · oppugnant · oppugnantly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPUGNER

aligner · animal rights campaigner · assigner · campaigner · cosigner · costume designer · designer · dress designer · fashion designer · foreigner · graphic designer · industrial designer · interior designer · scenic designer · set designer · signer · stage designer · Wagner · website designer · Wigner

Synonyms and antonyms of oppugner in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oppugner» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPUGNER

Find out the translation of oppugner to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of oppugner from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oppugner» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

oppugner
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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oppugner
570 millions of speakers
en

English

oppugner
510 millions of speakers
hi

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oppugner
380 millions of speakers
ar

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oppugner
280 millions of speakers
ru

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oppugner
278 millions of speakers
pt

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oppugner
270 millions of speakers
bn

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oppugner
260 millions of speakers
fr

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oppugner
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Oppugner
190 millions of speakers
de

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oppugner
180 millions of speakers
ja

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oppugner
130 millions of speakers
ko

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oppugner
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Oppugner
85 millions of speakers
vi

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oppugner
80 millions of speakers
ta

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oppugner
75 millions of speakers
mr

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विरोधक
75 millions of speakers
tr

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oppugner
70 millions of speakers
it

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oppugner
65 millions of speakers
pl

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oppugner
50 millions of speakers
uk

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oppugner
40 millions of speakers
ro

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oppugner
30 millions of speakers
el

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oppugner
15 millions of speakers
af

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oppugner
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oppugner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppugner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oppugner

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPUGNER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oppugner

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPUGNER»

Discover the use of oppugner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oppugner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
(F.—L.) 'Thetrue catholike faythe is, andeuer hath been,oppugned and assaulted; 'Sir T. More, Works,p.571 h.—F. oppugner, 'to oppugne;'Cot.—L. oppugnāre, to buffet, beat with the fists.—L. op (for ob before p), against; and pugnāre, to fight, ...
Walter W. Skeat, 2013
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The Hebraic Tongue Restored: And the True Meaning of the ...
H e-w h o-was a-most- lordly-oppugner before-the- face of-lHOAH : wherefore it- was-said: e v e n-as-Nimerod (self ruling will), a-most lordly-oppugner before-the- face of-lHOAH. 8. Et-Choush (la force ignee) enfanta Nimerod (le principe de la ...
Antoine Fabre d'Olivet, 1921
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Nimrod: A Discourse on Certain Passages of History and Fable
He who was a most lordly oppugner be. <' fore the face of Ihoah ; wherefore it was said, even as self.ruling will, a " most lordly oppugner before the face of Ihoah. And such was the rise of " the kingly power his own ; empty pride, and slackness, ...
Algernon Herbert, 1828
4
A critical pronouncing dictionary and expositor of the ...
The same inconsistency is observable in Mr. Sheridan's pronunciation of the verbal nouns ; for he expunges the g in impugner, and writes it impuner, but preserves it in oppugner and propugner, Mr. Scott has only the word pro- pugner, which ...
John Walker, 1821
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The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
Me was a strong oppugner of the Pelagian heresy. Selde n. Ops (ops), n. In class, myth, the Roman female divinity of plenty and fertility. She was regarded as the wife of Saturnus, and, accordingly, as the protectress of everything connected ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
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The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete ...
1 1 e was a strong oppugner of the Pelagian heresy. Selden. Ops (ops), n. In class, myth, the Roman female divinity of plenty and fertility. She was regarded as the wife of Saturnus, ami, accordingly, as the protectress of everything connected  ...
John Ogilvie, 1884
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A critical pronouncing dictionary [ed. by J. Murdoch].
The same inconsistency is observable in Mr. Sheridan's pronunciation of the verbal nouns ; for he expunges the g in impugner, and writes it impuner, but preserves it in oppugner aud propugner, Mr. Scott has only the word pro- pugner, which ...
John Walker, John Murdoch, 1827
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A critical pronouncing dictionary: and exposition of the ...
Perry, Barclay oppugner. Sheridan. prop&gner. Sheridan. propimer. Scott. ' propunner. Perry. » Nothing is clearer than that all these words ought to follow the same fortune, and should be pro nounced alike. How then shall be reconciled Mr.
John Walker, 1823
9
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Scott, Serm. before the Lord Mayor, (1683,) (Forks, ed. fol. ii. 37. Patch was in old language a term otopprobry. Dr. Johnson, Note on Shaksj). M. N. Dream. O' pprobry.* See the preceding word. . To OPPU'GN.f v.a. [oppugner, old FrJ oppugno, ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Oppugn (o-pun'), v. t. [< F. oppugner = Sp. opugnar = Pg. oppugnar = It. oppugnarc, < L. oppugnare, fight against, < 06, against, + pug- nare, fight, \ pugna, a fight: see pugnacious. Cf. expugn, impugn.] 1. To fight against ; oppose; resist.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPUGNER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oppugner is used in the context of the following news items.
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If we don't raise a voice about sexism it will never go away
Adversarialism between men tends not to have this as the immediate presumption, that the oppugner is simply too ignorant to belong in the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
2
Game of Thrones: The True Enemy Revealed
It seems quite likely Valyrian magic is the oppugner to the Others, making the rivalry between the Night's King and Jon Snow all that more ... «Gosu Tech, Jun 15»
3
Is Milan Lucic Following Cooke's Recipe? Not Quite
On Monday, Puck Daddy's resident Bruins oppugner rightfully condemned Milan Lucic's spearing of Detroit's Danny DeKeyser in Game 1 of the Bruins-Red ... «Boston.com, Apr 14»
4
Modi takes a leaf out of Congress book, plays politics of grief on …
So incensed was the Bihar chief minister with NaMo's missiles that he retorted by unleashing a personal attack on his oppugner. Ridiculing ... «The New Indian Express, Nov 13»
5
Weston library hosts first adult spelling bee
When it was all said and done, Andrew Dexter came out victorious with his final word being “oppugner. Cindy Mayer was the runner-up. «The Weston Forum, Jun 13»
REFERENCE
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