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resister
Found in thesaurus: eristic, controversialist, disputant, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
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resister
n.
opponent, one who opposes, one who resists
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resister
Noun
1. someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
(synonym) obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, thwarter
(hypernym) disputant, controversialist, eristic
(hyponym) naysayer
(derivation) resist, balk, baulk, jib
2. someone who offers opposition
(synonym) adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) dueler, dueller, duelist, duellist
(derivation) resist, balk, baulk, jib
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résister
v.
set one's face against, resist; hang on, stand up to; hold, fight off; dispute, struggle
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Resister
(n.)
One who resists.
One who resists.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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resister
Synonyms and related words:
bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, plaintiff, protester, quarreler, scrapper, wrangler
bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, plaintiff, protester, quarreler, scrapper, wrangler
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
