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opposite number, one's
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Adelbert | | AH:-dəl-bərt (Dutch) | German, Dutch |
| Mareike | | mah-RIE-kə (German) | Frisian, German |
| Megaera | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized) |
| Vere | | - | English |
| VÄInÖ | | VIE-nuu | Finnish |
| Stewart | | ['stjuət] | |