Agonistes

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person engaged in a struggle.

Etymology

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

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