"gainstander" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gainstanders [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English aȝenstondere, equivalent to gainstand + -er. Cognate with Scots gainstandar, ganstandar and againstandare (“resister, opposer, opponent”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aȝenstondere}} Middle English aȝenstondere, {{suf|en|gainstand|er|id2=agent noun}} gainstand + -er, {{cog|sco|gainstandar}} Scots gainstandar Head templates: {{en-noun}} gainstander (plural gainstanders)
  1. (archaic) One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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