different between antagonist vs attacker
antagonist
English
Etymology
From Latin antagonista, from Ancient Greek ???????????? (antag?nist?s, “opponent”) (???? (antí, “against”) + ????????? (ag?nist?s, “a combatant, pleader, actor”)), from ?????????????? (antag?nízesthai, “antagonize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æn?tæ??n?st/
Noun
antagonist (plural antagonists)
- An opponent or enemy.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- our antagonists in these controversies
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
- (biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
- 2001: The calcium antagonists represent one of the top ten classes of prescription drugs in terms of commercial value, with worldwide sales of nearly $10 billion in 1999. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 41)
- (authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
- (anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
- A flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
Antonyms
- protagonist
- agonist (biochemistry)
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- stagnation
Danish
Noun
antagonist c (singular definite antagonisten, plural indefinite antagonister)
- (literature) antagonist
Declension
Synonyms
- skurk
Further reading
- “antagonist” in Den Danske Ordbog
Romanian
Etymology
From French antagoniste, from Latin antagonista.
Adjective
antagonist m or n (feminine singular antagonist?, masculine plural antagoni?ti, feminine and neuter plural antagoniste)
- antagonist
Declension
antagonist From the web:
- what antagonist mean
- what antagonist and protagonist
- what antagonistic muscles
- what antagonist am i
- what antagonistic hormone
- what antagonist in english
- what's antagonist drugs
- what's antagonistic behavior
attacker
English
Etymology
attack +? -er
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??tæk?/
- Rhymes: -æk?(r)
Noun
attacker (plural attackers)
- Someone who attacks.
- 1981, Del Martin, Battered Wives (page 90)
- […] expecting the woman to take her attacker into physical custody is tantamount to preventing the arrest. If she could handle him, she probably would not need to call the police in the first place.
- 2011, James M. Stewart, CompTIA Security+ Review Guide: Exam SY0-301 (page 133)
- In this manner, the victim may be able to discover the one or many zombied systems that are causing the DoS attack but probably won't be able to track down the actual attacker.
- 1981, Del Martin, Battered Wives (page 90)
- (soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
Synonyms
- (soccer position): centre forward, forward, striker
Translations
Anagrams
- reattack
Swedish
Noun
attacker
- indefinite plural of attack
attacker From the web:
- what attackers have smgs
- what attacker should i get r6
- what attackers have acog
- what attackers have c4
- what attackers look for in a victim
- what's attacker awards
- what attackers have smokes
- what attacker are you
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- antagonist vs attacker
- advisement vs tidings
- plump vs rough
- unrestrained vs uproarious
- graduate vs proficient
- captivating vs beguiling
- disgrace vs denigrate
- imputation vs blemish
- benumbed vs chill
- computation vs answer
- damp vs exudate
- solemnity vs tranquillity
- rationale vs point
- imposing vs strong
- pleasurable vs charming
- incorporeal vs spectral
- poke vs elbow
- portion vs dispense
- unprocessed vs coarse
- vileness vs malignity