adversary
noun
[ ˈadvəs(ə)ri ]
• one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
• "Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals"
Similar:
opponent,
rival,
enemy,
foe,
nemesis,
antagonist,
combatant,
challenger,
contender,
competitor,
opposer,
fellow contestant,
opposition,
competition,
corrival,
adversary
adjective
• another term for adversarial.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius ‘opposed, opponent’, from adversus (see adverse).
