withstander

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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a fighter who holds out against attack [n] an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation"

	Synonyms:	defender

	See Also:	adversary, antagonist, battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, opponent, opposer, resister, scrapper

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\With*stand"er\, n. One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power.