Definition of agonist

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Agonist (n.) One who contends for the prize in public games.

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Grapple :: Grapple (v. t.) To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist..
Contendent :: Contendent (n.) An antagonist; a contestant.
Opponent :: Opponent (a.) Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic..
Agonistical :: Agonistical (a.) Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural..
Thrust :: Thrust (v. i.) To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a fencer thrusts at his antagonist..
Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. i.) To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic.
Opposite :: Opposite (a.) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Lock :: Lock (v. t.) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by turning the left arm around it, to disarm him..
Dilemma :: Dilemma (n.) An argument which presents an antagonist with two or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against him, whichever alternative he chooses..
Oppose :: Oppose (n.) To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically..
Throw :: Throw (v. t.) To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist..
Adversary :: Adversary (a.) Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.
Protagonist :: Protagonist (n.) One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the like..
Counter :: Counter (a.) Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse; antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue..
Opposer :: Opposer (n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.
Pit :: Pit (v. t.) To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another..
Encounterer :: Encounterer (n.) One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.
Contrariant :: Contrariant (a.) Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.
Antagonist :: Antagonist (n.) One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent..
Antagonist :: Antagonist (a.) Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy..
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