1
bandit(noun, informal, opponent)
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candidate(noun, opponent)
1
challenger(noun, opponent)
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con(noun, opponent)
1
contestant(noun, opponent)
1
defendant
1
diehard
1
dissentient(noun, match, opposition, opponent)
1
dissident
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filibuster
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intransigent
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irreconcilable
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naysayer
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negativist
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plaintiff
1
player(noun, opponent)
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protester
1
quarreler
1
scrapper
1
support
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