aginner

[ uh-gin-er ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:

   He won the election by appealing to the aginners.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aginner¹

First recorded in 1940–45; agin + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In Gore's case, his stiff posture as the argumentative aginner in Democratic debates may be grating on the electorate Republicans, meanwhile, are hardening their choices.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is a cantankerous example of that feisty species, the "aginner," a challenger of whatever is fashionable at the moment, particularly in the Boston-New York-Washington communications axis.

From Time Magazine Archive