Definition
A person or thing that makes others hostile or turns them into opponents; someone who provokes antagonism.
Etymology
From antagonize plus -er, the common English suffix for 'one who does' or 'something that does' (like runner, teacher, fighter). This pattern goes back to Old English agent nouns.
Kelly Says
An antagonizer is interesting because the term is rarely used positively, but some historical 'antagonizers'—like civil rights protesters who antagonized segregationists—were actually doing morally necessary work. The word itself is neutral; context determines judgment.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አን Tagen
an-ta-gen
BNবাংলা
প্রতিপক্ষ
pro-ti-pok-sh
CACatalà
antagonista
an-ta-gon-is-ta
CSČeština
protivník
pro-tiv-nik
DADansk
antagonist
an-ta-gon-ist
DEDeutsch
Antagonist
an-ta-go-nist
ELΕλληνικά
ανταγωνιστής
an-ta-go-nis-tis
ESEspañol
antagonista
an-ta-gon-is-ta
FISuomi
vastustaja
va-stu-ta-ja
FRFrançais
antagoniste
an-ta-gon-ist
GUGU
પ્રતિસ્પર્ધી
pra-tis-par-dhi
HIहिन्दी
विरोधी
vi-ro-dhi
HUMagyar
ellenség
el-len-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
musuh
mu-suh
ITItaliano
antagonista
an-ta-gon-is-ta
MRMR
प्रतिस्पर्धी
pra-tis-par-dhi
MSBahasa Melayu
musuh
mu-suh
NLNederlands
antagonist
an-ta-gon-ist
NONorsk
antagonist
an-ta-gon-ist
PLPolski
antagonist
an-ta-gon-ist
PTPortuguês
antagonista
an-ta-gon-is-ta
RORomână
antagon
an-ta-gon
RUРусский
антагонист
anta-gon-ist
SVSvenska
antagonist
an-ta-gon-ist
SWKiswahili
mpinzani
m-pin-za-ni
TEతెలుగు
ప్రత్యర్థి
pra-tyar-thi
TLTL
kaawayan
ka-a-way-an
TRTürkçe
antagonist
an-ta-gon-ist
UKУкраїнська
противник
pro-tiv-nik
VITiếng Việt
kẻ thù
ke thu