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agonist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun agonist has 4 senses
- agonist(n = noun.person) protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction; Array is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character
- agonist(n = noun.person) Array - someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon); Array is a kind of contestant
- agonist(n = noun.body) Array - a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist" is a kind of antagonistic muscle
- agonist(n = noun.artifact) Array - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction; Array is a kind of drug
has particulars: antihero
Derived form noun agony1
Derived forms adjective agonistic1, noun agony1, noun agony2
Antonym: antagonist
CIDE DICTIONARY
agonist, n. [Gr. .].
One who contends for the prize in public games. [1913 Webster]
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