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controversialist(noun, reasoning, combatant)
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opponent(noun, person, opposition, agent, rebel)
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antagonist(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
8
adversary(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
7
contestant(noun, opposition, rival, opponent, champion)
7
competitor(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
7
opposition(noun, person, agent, rebel, criminal)
7
rival(noun, opposition, agent, rebel, criminal)
7
wrangler(noun, reasoning, opponent)
6
arguer(noun, reasoning)
6
brawler(noun, tough, opponent, champion, mercenary)
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combatant(noun, tough, opponent, combatant, competitor)
6
eristic(noun, adjective, reasoning)
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fighter(noun, person, combatant)
6
foe(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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assailant(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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debater
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enemy(noun, match, opposition, someone, rival)
5
litigant(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
4
apologist
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