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challenger(noun, opposition, rival, opponent, enemy)
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con(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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contend
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contentiousness
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contester(noun, competitor, participant, candidate, contender)
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controvertist
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corrival
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counteragent(noun, match, opposition, rival, opponent)
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criminal(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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dark horse(noun, expression, opposition, rival, enemy)
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debatable
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defamer(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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defendant
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demonstrator
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detractor(noun, opposition, agent, villain, rebel)
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dialectician
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diehard
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