2
fencer
2
field
2
hopeful(job, competitor, participant, runner, candidate)
2
participant(noun, competitor, contestant, candidate)
2
warrior(tough, competitor, participant, bodyguard, candidate)
2
wrangler
2
wrestler
1
addresser
1
affirmer
1
agent(noun, opposition, villain, rebel, criminal)
1
allotter
1
archenemy(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
1
asperser(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
1
assassin(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
1
attacker(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
1
backbiter(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
1
belligerent
1
belted knight
1
betrayer(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
1
bidder
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