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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESIST'ER, n. One that opposes or withstands.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take [syn: obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter]
2: someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] [ant: agonist]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century one that resists; especially one who actively opposes the policies of a government

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Resister Re*sist"er (-?r), n. One who resists.

Moby Thesaurus

bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, plaintiff, protester, quarreler, scrapper, wrangler