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subsister

subsister noun: one who subsists.

Noun

subsister (plural subsisters)

  1. One who subsists.
    • a race of disobedient children, a progeny of beggars, a nation of bare subsisters on the soil1843, Andrew Clarke, Tour in France, Italy and Switzerland: During the Years 1840 and 1841, page 25

Forms of subsister

pluralsubsisters

Origin of subsister

From subsist + -er.

Questions about subsister

What does subsister mean?
Subsister means one who subsists.
What part of speech is subsister?
Subsister is a noun.
What is the plural of subsister?
The plural of subsister is subsisters.

Words near subsister in the dictionary

  1. subsistencies
  2. subsistency
  3. subsistent
  4. subsistential
  5. subsistently
  6. subsister
  7. subsisters
  8. subsisting
  9. subsists
  10. subsite
  11. subsites

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