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persister

persister noun: something that persists.

Noun

persister (plural persisters)

  1. Something that persists
  2. Any organism that survives a period of extreme conditions, such as winter or is tolerant of normal antibiotics

Forms of persister

pluralpersisters

Origin of persister

From persist + -er.

Words formed from persister

Questions about persister

What does persister mean?
Persister means something that persists.
What part of speech is persister?
Persister is a noun.
What is the plural of persister?
The plural of persister is persisters.

Words near persister in the dictionary

  1. persistent sexual arousal syndrome
  2. persistent truncus arteriosus
  3. persistent vegetative state
  4. persistent vegetative states
  5. persistently
  6. persister
  7. persisters
  8. persisting
  9. persisting down
  10. persisting it down
  11. persistingly

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