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PRONUNCIATION OF RESISTER

resister  [rɪˈzɪstə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESISTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Resister is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESISTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of resister in the English dictionary

The definition of resister in the dictionary is a person who resists, opposes, or obstructs an action a group of people wish to take. Other definition of resister is a device that stops an electric charge passing between two points.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESISTER


administer
ədˈmɪnɪstə
blister
ˈblɪstə
forester
ˈfɒrɪstə
lister
ˈlɪstə
manchester
ˈmæntʃɪstə
minister
ˈmɪnɪstə
mister
ˈmɪstə
Mr
ˈmɪstə
oyster
ˈɔɪstə
phototransistor
ˌfəʊtəʊtrænˈzɪstə
register
ˈrɛdʒɪstə
resistor
rɪˈzɪstə
Rochester
ˈrɒtʃɪstə
sister
ˈsɪstə
transistor
trænˈzɪstə
turista
tʊˈrɪstə
twister
ˈtwɪstə
vista
ˈvɪstə
winchester
ˈwɪntʃɪstə
xyster
ˈzɪstə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESISTER

resist
resistance
resistance fighter
resistance movement
resistance thermometer
resistance welding
resistant
Resistencia
resistibility
resistible
resistibly
resistingly
resistive
resistively
resistiveness
resistivity
resistless
resistlessly
resistlessness
resistor

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESISTER

assister
at-risk register
Bannister
barrister
canister
cash register
demister
deputy minister
faster
finance minister
foreign minister
glister
half-sister
health minister
kapellmeister
kid sister
klister
magister
prime minister
real-estate register
stepsister

Synonyms and antonyms of resister in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «resister» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESISTER

Find out the translation of resister to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resister from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resister» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电阻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resistente
570 millions of speakers

English

resister
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिरोधक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقاوما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

резистор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resistente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিরোধক্ষম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

résistant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Resister
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerstand
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

抵抗
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

저항
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Resister
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

resister
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்ப்பவனாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

direnişçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

resister
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

resister
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

резистор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

resister
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

resister
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

resister
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

resister
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

resister
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resister

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTER»

The term «resister» is regularly used and occupies the 89.114 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resister

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESISTER»

Discover the use of resister in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resister and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
G.I. Resister: The Story of how One American Soldier and His ...
Includes material on the antiwar movement within the Army, RITA or Resisters Inside the Army.
Dick Perrin, 2001
2
Erratic North: A Vietnam Draft Resister's Life in the ...
Although this first nonfiction work by Mark Frutkin looks back at the circumstances and culture of the late 1960s and early 1970s that prompted the author to relocate to Canada, Erratic Northis about many other things.
Mark Frutkin, 2008
3
Notes of a Military Resister
Notes of a Military Resister is both a history and memoir.
Howard Lisnoff, 2007
4
Resister: A Story of Protest and Prison during the Vietnam War
A Story of Protest and Prison during the Vietnam War Bruce Dancis. shoulder and began repeating the words Lew had so carefully taught him: “Fuck you, little birdie!” In his memoir BluesforAmerica,Doug described howthethreeof usworked  ...
Bruce Dancis, 2014
5
Felon for peace: the memoir of a Vietnam-era draft resister
After working almost twenty years in the peace movement, he attended law school, where he was the only convicted felon in Harvard's class of 1990. This book is a blend of personal memoir, contemporary history, and astute political analysis.
Jerry Elmer, 2005
6
Music of the Counterculture Era
Of these, the 1969 Steppenwolf album cut "Draft Resister" is probably the best example. The song, co-written by John Kay, Goldy Mcjohn, and Larry Byrom, all members of the rock band, featured a hard rock, nearly heavy metal electric ...
James E. Perone, 2004
7
Advanced Concepts in Defensive Tactics: A Survival Guide for ...
Option 4 (Resister Actions) Once you make initial physical contact with a resister, he may stay in place, turn toward you (and possibly attempt to strike you), pull his arm away from you, or turn and attempt to flee. If the resister remains stationary ...
Chuck Joyner, 2010
8
Songs of the Vietnam Conflict
1970, 3). Kay and Steppenwolf band mates Goldy McJohn and Larry Byrom contributed the song "Draft Resister" to the anti-war corpus of songs. This 1969 work, featured a hard rock, nearly heavy metal electric guitar-based sound, and Kay's ...
James E. Perone, 2001
9
Literature and Nation
When any person in authority seeks to arrest a civil resister, he will voluntarily submit to the arrest [...] If a civil resister has any property in his possession as a trustee, he will refuse to surrender it, even though in defending it he might lose his ...
Harish Trivedi, Richard Allen, 2000
10
"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice
The phrase “passive resistance” often gives the false impression that this is a sort of “do nothing method” in which the resister quietly and passively accepts evil. But nothing is further from the truth. For while the nonviolent resister is passive in  ...
Martin Luther Jr. King, Lewis V. Baldwin, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESISTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resister is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Group wants sainthood for Ben Salmon, WWI draft resister from …
The Denver Post on May 20, 1918, reported that Benjamin Salmon, the Denver pacifist and "conscientious objector" to military service, refused to report for Army ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
2
Polish ex-minister and Nazi resister Bartoszewski dies at 93
Polish ex-minister and Nazi resister Bartoszewski dies at 93. Two-time foreign minister received Righteous among the Nations honor for saving Jews during ... «The Times of Israel, Apr 15»
3
Ninth Circuit Rules Against War Tax Resister
Not so war tax resisters. Although there is some variation in practice what war tax resisters generally do is fill out an accurate return. They then send the return ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
4
The Untold Stories of Internment Resisters
The project documents the resistance stories of the conscientious objectors, draft resisters, No-Nos, renunciants, legal challengers, and other "troublemakers" ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
5
A US War Resister in Germany
André Shepherd walked away from his US Army “specialty” as a helicopter mechanic in 2007. He had recently been transferred from Iraq to a US base in ... «CounterPunch, Mar 15»
6
Resister for Win a Wedding 2015 Here
It's the most romantic time of the year and our biggest competition is back. We are once again offering one lucky couple in Manchester the chance to Win a ... «Manchester Evening News, Mar 15»
7
European Court Rules War Resister must Prove His Service Would …
A U.S. Army deserter seeking asylum in Germany must prove that his service would have resulted in the commission of a war crime in order to justify his case as ... «AllGov, Mar 15»
8
More US soldiers could be sent back for court martial on desertion …
The activists in the dimly lit Steelworkers Hall on Toronto's Cecil St. remind each other why they are fighting to keep Joshua Key and other war resisters in ... «Toronto Star, Feb 15»
9
The Israeli Draft Resister, and His Critics
To the Editor: Re “Why I Won't Serve Israel,” by Moriel Rothman-Zecher (Op-Ed, Jan. 12): Israel is a country that has to defend itself militarily to survive. It is the ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
10
Rory Fanning: "We Have to Make It Cool to Be a War Resister Again"
Rory Fanning spoke to Truthout about his aims in writing the book, the meaning of Pat Tillman, how to engage with war resisters in the military, and more. «Truth-Out, Dec 14»

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