opposer

Example Sentences

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“If California legalizes sports gambling it becomes very unlikely that another state would arise as the consumer-oriented opposer of sports gambling.”

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2022

The sole opposer was outgoing council member Brandon Todd, Ward 4 Democrat.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2020

From that time he became a prominent leader of the liberal party—an espouser of equal rights—a stern opposer of ministerial wrongs.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

From that time he became a prominent politician—an advocate of equal rights—a stern opposer of British wrongs.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

The real opposer to bird-protection in this objection to the clause prohibiting the importation of bird feathers and skins is the commercial fellow, and there is no commercial side to angling.

From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Bradford, Charles Barker