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resister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
re-sister
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of resistor (“one who resists”)

Etymology

Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English resister From resist + -er.

Inflected Forms

resisters (plural)

Derived Forms

nonresister

Phrases

tax resister

Synonyms

adversary antagonist opponent opposer obstructionist obstructor obstructer thwarter

Questions

What does resister mean?
Alternative form of resistor (“one who resists”)
Where does resister come from?
Etymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English resister From resist + -er.

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