opposer
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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
A mournful mark of talents misapplied, A handcuffed leader and a hoodwinked guide; The lone opposer of a lawless band, The fettered chieftain of a fettered land.'
From The Viceroys of Ireland by Charles O'Mahony
He was a vehement opposer of pluralists until he became himself a pluralist.
From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by John Hely Hutchinson
In Job we find two distinct powers spoken of, the one being the Good God, and the other Satan the opposer.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman