Hypertext Webster Gateway: "withstander"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Withstander \With*stand"er\, n.
One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting
power.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
withstander
n 1: an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate
withstanders of innovation"
2: a fighter who holds out against attack [syn: {defender}]
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