resister

noun

re·​sist·​er ri-ˈzi-stər How to pronounce resister (audio)
: one that resists
especially : one who actively opposes the policies of a government

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Much depends on whether state authorities can outmaneuver the protesters and sow division in their ranks, perhaps even provoking nonviolent resisters to abandon their protests and strikes, lose their discipline and unity, and take up arms in response to repression. Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2014 In the 1940s and ’50s, room-sized mainframe computers relied on thousands of vacuum tubes, resisters, capacitors and more. Gerui Wang, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Collaborators often became resisters, and vice versa. Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025 That approach was dumb from the outset, and the election blew it up in resisters’ faces. Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for resister

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of resister was in the 15th century

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“Resister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resister. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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resister

noun
re·​sist·​er -ˈzis-tər How to pronounce resister (audio)
: one that resists
especially : one who actively opposes the policies of a government

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