"persister" meaning in English

See persister in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: persisters [plural]
Etymology: persist + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|persist|er}} persist + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} persister (plural persisters)
  1. Something that persists
    Sense id: en-persister-en-noun-gBwEZsdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 64 36
  2. (biology) Any organism that survives a period of extreme conditions, such as winter or is tolerant of normal antibiotics Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-persister-en-noun-5KNZ-3wn Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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