againster

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

against +‎ -er

Noun[edit]

againster (plural againsters)

  1. One who opposes something.
    Synonyms: anti, oppositionist
    • 1944, Morris Allison Bealle, Washington Squirrel Cage, page 9:
      They felt that the fellow was a quockerwodger rather than a politician, an againster rather than a true American, an oppositionist in fundamental things rather than a sincere patriot.