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Team vs Opponent - What's the difference?

team | opponent |

As nouns the difference between team and opponent

is that team is a set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage while opponent is an individual or group who is a rival of another.

As a verb team

is to form a group, as for sports or work or team can be .

As an adjective opponent is

situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.

team

English

(wikipedia team)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) teme, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
  • * Macaulay
    • It happened almost every day that coaches stuck fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from some neighbouring farm to tug them out of the slough.
  • * 1931 , William Faulkner, Sanctuary , Vintage 1993, p. 111:
    • The adjacent alleys were choked with tethered wagons, the teams reversed and nuzzling gnawed corn-ears over the tail-boards.
  • Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
    • We need more volunteers for the netball team .
    The IT manager leads a team of three software developers.
  • (obsolete) A group of animals moving together, especially young ducks.
  • * Holland
    • a team of ducklings about her
  • * Dryden
    • a long team of snowy swans on high
  • (UK, legal, obsolete) A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains, and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels, and appurtenances thereto.
  • * ALEXANDER M. BURRILL, LAW DICTIONARY & GLOSSARY, vol II, 1871 URL: http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924022836450
    • TEAM, Theam, Tem, Them. Sax. [from tyman, to propagate, to teem.] In old English law. Literally, an offspring, race or generation. A royalty or privilege granted by royal charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping and judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes and villeins, and their offspring or suit. They who had a jurisdiction of this kind, were said to have a court of Theme... constantly used in the old books in connection with toll, in the expression Toll & Team.
    Usage notes
    * When referring to the actions of a sports team, British English typically uses the third-person plural form rather than the third-person singular. However, this is not done in other contexts such as in business or politics. ** **: Manchester were unable to bring the strong team they originally intended, ** **: Leeds were champions again.
    Descendants
    * German: (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To form a group, as for sports or work.
    • They teamed to complete the project.
  • To convey or haul with a team.
    • to team lumber
    (Thoreau)
    Derived terms
    * double-team

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    opponent

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An individual or group who is a rival of another.
  • One who attempts to stop the progression of.
  • One who objects to.
  • In team sports, a player of an opposite team.

    • Antonyms

    * supporter * proponent * advocate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
    • (Alexander Pope)
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