English noun: resister |
1. | resister (person) someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take |
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| Synonyms | obstructer, obstructionist, obstructor, thwarter |
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| Broader (hypernym) | controversialist, disputant, eristic |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | naysayer, stonewaller |
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2. | resister (person) someone who offers opposition |
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| Synonyms | adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dueler, duelist, dueller, duellist, enemy, foe, foeman, Luddite, opposition, withstander |
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| Instance hyponym | Antichrist |
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| Antonyms | agonist |
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