adversary meaning

Noun: adversary  'advur`seree [N. Amer], 'advis(u)ree [Brit]

1. Someone who offers opposition
   - antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister

Derived forms: adversaries

Type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Adversary

[Defence]
(*) A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force may be envisaged.
(JP 3-0) adverse weather

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1. he was dismayed at the size of his adversary ...
2. his intrepid adversary prepared to close for the thirteenth time.
3. that would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge.
4. our government tends to operate by adversary procedures.
5. in his caricature, he burlesqued the mannerisms of his adversary.