againster

English

Etymology

From against +‎ -er.

Noun

againster (plural againsters)

1. One who opposes something.

   Synonyms: anti, oppositionist

   • 1944, Morris Allison Bealle, Washington Squirrel Cage, page 9:

     They felt that the fellow was a quockerwodger rather than a politician, an againster rather than a true American, an oppositionist in fundamental things rather than a sincere patriot.