RESISTER

adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister

(noun) someone who offers opposition

obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter

(noun) someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

resister (plural resisters)

Alternative form of resistor

Anagrams

• Reisters, Riesters

Source: Wiktionary


Re*sist"er (-r), n.

Definition: One who resists.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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