Word Study
obstructionist
CIDE DICTIONARY
obstructionist, n.
One who deliberately hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
obstructionist
bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, filibuster, filibusterer, frustrater, hinderer, impeder, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, marplot, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructer, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, plaintiff, protester, quarreler, resister, scrapper, thwarter, wranglerROGET THESAURUS
obstructionist
Opponent
N opponent, antagonist, adversary, adverse party, opposition, enemy, the other side, assailant, oppositionist, obstructive, brawler, wrangler, brangler, disputant, filibuster, obstructionist, malcontent, Jacobin, Fenian, demagogue, reactionist, rival, competitor, bete noir.For further exploring for "obstructionist" in Webster Dictionary Online