1. An opponent who resists with force or resolution
   "obstinate withstanders of innovation" 
2. A fighter who holds out against attack
   - defender

Derived forms: withstanders

See also: withstand

Type of: adversary, antagonist, battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, opponent, opposer, resister, scrapper

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