foe
Plural
foes
1
a member of an opposing armed force
- Soldiers prepared to defend their position against the advancing foe.
- Armies must anticipate the strategies of a cunning foe.
- Naval forces engaged the foe in open waters.
- The knight faced his foe on the battlefield.
- Guerrilla fighters struck the foe unexpectedly.
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2
an individual opponent or adversary
- He considered his former colleague a lifelong foe.
- The two rivals were bitter foes in both business and politics.
- She confronted her foe with courage and determination.
- Old friends can sometimes become unexpected foes.
- The detective discovered that the criminal had a personal foe seeking revenge.
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