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insister

insister noun: one who insists.

Noun

insister (plural insisters)

  1. One who insists.
    • one of the most fanatical insisters upon the dogma1955, Joseph Wood Krutch, The Voice of the Desert

Forms of insister

pluralinsisters

Origin of insister

From insist + -er.

Questions about insister

What does insister mean?
Insister means one who insists.
What part of speech is insister?
Insister is a noun.
What is the plural of insister?
The plural of insister is insisters.

Words near insister in the dictionary

  1. insistences
  2. insistencies
  3. insistency
  4. insistent
  5. insistently
  6. insister
  7. insisters
  8. insistest
  9. insisteth
  10. insisting
  11. insistingly

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