Etymology

agonistes

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Today it means: A person engaged in a struggle. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἀγωνιστής“a contestant in the public games”
  2. English todayagonistes

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

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