existern.
/ᵻɡˈzɪstə/, /ɛɡˈzɪstə/, U.S. /ɪɡˈzɪstər/, /ɛɡˈzɪstər/ A person who or thing which exists.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > [noun] > entity, being, or thing
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1700 J. Sergeant Transnatural Philos. iii. i. 308 [Existence] amongst us..does not signifie the Exister; which yet god most properly is.
1848 T. Weedon Pract. Gram. Eng. Lang. xvii. 81 The difference between the object of the action expressed by an active verb, and the exister in the state or condition expressed by a passive verb.
1857 J. Shooter Kafirs of Natal 159 The Kafirs of Natal and the Zulu-country have preserved the tradition of a Being whom they call the Great-Great and the First Appearer or Exister.
1887 Atlantic Mag. Apr. 572/1 Given a somewhat humdrum and monotonous existence; the exister finding ‘Denmark a prison’.
1921 Theosophical Path July 6 The contrast between enthusiasm and indifference, which enables us to classify men into the doers and the mere existers.
1950 tr. S. Kierkegaard in Sewanee Rev. 58 384 Time is the worn-out jade; and the exister is the driver—unless the exister has only what is loosely called existence.
2000 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 Nov. Are you a saver or a spender? I am an exister, and I have treats from time to time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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