Both Uses
antagonist
in
White Fang
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- It gave him a tremendous advantage over his antagonists.†
Part 4antagonists = people who offer opposition or are hostile
- He watched the door for his antagonist to enter.†
Part 5 *antagonist = someone who offers opposition or is hostile
Definitions:
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(1)
(antagonist as in: the antagonist in the film) someone who offers opposition or is hostile
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Specialized Definitions of antagonist:
- literature or storytelling: the most important character who opposes the main character or protagonist
- physiology: a muscle that relaxes when another muscle contracts
- chemistry and biology: a substance that interferes with the effect of another substance