resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
resister
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a word derived from
resist.
Example Sentences
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Then, six months later, the decision by the world’s third-ranked player and an early resister of LIV, Jon Rahm, to move to that league for a contract reported in the neighborhood of $500 million.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
If the website address is unclaimed then you can simply pay a small amount - as little as £15 a year - to resister it as your own.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
That August at Haverford he heard the draft resister, Mr. Kehler.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
We also know that, while she acted alone, she isn’t the lone resister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
But here is an example that many people did separate themselves from Saul, and took part with the resister David: therefore——Here two of the first monarchs of Israel were disowned, Abimelech and Saul.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
