resister
noun
re·sist·er ri-ˈzi-stər 
: one that resists
especially : one who actively opposes the policies of a government
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The author of the Picket Line is a war tax resister. 
Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Her longtime partner, Gerry Condon, a Vietnam-era veteran and war resister, is a past Veterans for Peace national president. Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 See More
Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022 Her longtime partner, Gerry Condon, a Vietnam-era veteran and war resister, is a past Veterans for Peace national president. Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 Gaullist resister Felix Eboué and famed writer Alexandre Dumas. Arno Pedram, Sylvie Corbet, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
resister
noun
as in refuser
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- refuser
- rebel
- resistant
- challenger
- defier
- anarchist
- recusant
- mutineer
- oppositionist
- insurgent
- insubordinate
- revolutionist
- insurrectionary
- insurrectionist
- red
- revolutionary
- radical
- extremist
- anarch
- discontent
- revolter
- malcontent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- patriot
- supporter
- loyalist
- counterinsurgent
- counterrevolutionary
- counterrevolutionist