WITHSTANDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does withstander mean? 

• WITHSTANDER (noun)
  The noun WITHSTANDER has 2 senses:

1. an opponent who resists with force or resolution

2. a fighter who holds out against attack

  Familiarity information: WITHSTANDER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WITHSTANDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An opponent who resists with force or resolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Context example:

obstinate withstanders of innovation

Hypernyms ("withstander" is a kind of...):

adversary; antagonist; opponent; opposer; resister (someone who offers opposition)

Derivation:

withstand (resist or confront with resistance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fighter who holds out against attack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

defender; withstander

Hypernyms ("withstander" is a kind of...):

battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))

Derivation:

withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)