Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person engaged in a struggle.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a contestant in the public gam

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, “a contestant in the public games”), from ἀγών (agṓn, “contest, struggle”).

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Forms

plural: agonisteses
Singularagonistes
Pluralagonisteses

regular

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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