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Resister (Noun)

Meaning 1

Someone who offers opposition.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • She was a resister during the war, fighting against the occupying forces in secret.
  • The whistleblower became a prominent resister of the company's corrupt practices.
  • The protesters considered themselves resisters against an unjust system.
  • The community rallied around the elderly woman, who had been a resister in the face of urban development.
  • He saw himself as a resister, opposing the policies that would harm his hometown's environment.

Synonyms

  • Opponent
  • Opposer
  • Antagonist
  • Adversary

Hypernyms

  • Somebody
  • Soul
  • Individual
  • Someone
  • Person

Hyponyms

  • Duellist
  • Duelist
  • Foe
  • Dueller
  • Luddite
  • Enemy
  • Opposition
  • Dueler
  • Withstander
  • Foeman

Related Words

  • Resist (verb)

Meaning 2

Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Synonyms

  • Obstructor
  • Thwarter
  • Obstructer
  • Obstructionist

Hypernyms

  • Disputant
  • Eristic
  • Controversialist

Hyponyms

  • Stonewaller
  • Naysayer

Related Words

  • Resist (verb)
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