Antagonist : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Antagonist	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Antagonist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
antagonist n someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] Antonym(s): agonist a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist" a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug Antonym(s): synergist
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antagonist \Antag"onist\, a. Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Antagonist \Antag"onist\, n. [L. antagonista, Gr. [?]; [?] against + [?] combatant, champion, fr. [?]: cf. F. antagoniste. See {Antagonism}.] 1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. Antagonist of Heaven's Almigthy King. --Milton. Our antagonists in these controversies. --Hooker. 2. (Anat.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it. 3. (Med.) A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues. Syn: Adversary; enemy; opponent; toe; competitor. See {Adversary}.