vedersakare

== Swedish == === Etymology === Calque of German Widersacher, equivalent to veder- (“against”) +‎ sak (“dispute”) +‎ -are (“-er”). Cognate with English withersake. === Noun === vedersakare c opponent, rival, adversary, critic Synonym: (menings)motståndare ==== Declension ==== === References === “vedersakare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)