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The article for

Widersacher

der Widersacher

Widersacher is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Widersacher

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Why is it der Widersacher?

Widersacher ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

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Meaning

[1] Person who works against the interests of another person

[1] Person, die engagiert gegen die Interessen einer anderen Person arbeitet

Examples

[1] "They fought 424 in North Africa for the Roman usurpator Johannes against his adversary, the general Bonifatiusian ..."

[1] „Sie kämpften 424 mit in Nordafrika für den römischen Usurpator Johannes gegen dessen Widersacher, den Feldherrn Bonifatius; …“

[1] "For the meeting, the two adversaries each have secured the following farmers"

[1] „Für das Treffen haben sich die beiden Widersacher jeweils die Gefolgschaft angesehener Bauern gesichert.“
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These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Even the Chancellor had long seen Gabriel as her potential adversary in the election campaign"

[1] „Selbst die Kanzlerin hatte ja lange Zeit Gabriel als ihren potentiellen Widersacher im Wahlkampf gesehen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Widersacher die Widersacher
Genitiv des Widersachers der Widersacher
Dativ dem Widersacher den Widersachern
Akkusativ den Widersacher die Widersacher

Pronunciation

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