opposite number, one's

One's counterpart, as in He's my opposite number in the California office. This expression is generally used for a person's equivalent in another organization or system ( number alluding to their position in a hierarchy). [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bashemath	-	Biblical
Tara (1)	TAHR-ə, TER-ə, TAR-ə	English
Danilo	-	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian
Stylianos	-	Greek, Late Greek
Cenk	JENK	Turkish
Valdas	-	Lithuanian