gainstander

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who stands in opposition to (a belief, cause, etc.); an opposer archaic
    — "[…] Formerly, it is said, they were leopards; but now they are become lions at all points, and must take precedence of beast, fish, or fowl, or woe worth the gainstander."

词形变化

gainstanders plural

词源

From Middle English aȝenstondere, equivalent to gainstand + -er. Cognate with Scots gainstandar, ganstandar and againstandare (“resister, opposer, opponent”).
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