agonistes

noun

agonistes

noun

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

1

A person engaged in a struggle.

Related terms
agon, agonist, antagonist, protagonist, agony

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