English Explanatory Dictionary

persister

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

persister persisters

Etymology

From persist + -er.

Derived words

antipersister
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