"anti-Microsofter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anti-Microsofters [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + Microsoft + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|Microsoft|-er|id3=ideology}} anti- + Microsoft + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} anti-Microsofter (plural anti-Microsofters)
  1. An opposer of Microsoft or its products. Categories (topical): Microsoft, People

Inflected forms

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