persister
- noun
- /pərˈsɪstər/
:
persistente
- Despite many challenges, she remained a persister in her quest to achieve her degree.
Examples
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Persisters were defined as students who continued enrollment for four quarters or more during the study period and who earned at least 10 credits per quarter enrolled.
Academic text (1995) -
Persisters generally enrolled in training for high-paying occupations, attended full-time, completed the credits in which they enrolled each quarter, and made long-term commitments to their retraining goals.
Academic text (1995) -
Students who had transferred to other 2-year or 4-year colleges before the beginning of the second year were considered persisters.
Academic text (2008) -
Of interest in this study was the ability of a set of variables to distinguish between two mutually exclusive groups of students: persisters and dropouts.
Academic text (1995) -
The variable set was slightly more effective at predicting persisters than at predicting dropouts.
Academic text (1995) -
In the face of adversity, the persister continued to advocate for her beliefs without wavering.
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The team's persister mentality helped them overcome obstacles and achieve their goals.
Synonyms
20
6.6
A person who supports a party, leader, or idea and helps promote it
19
6.8
A person who stays loyal to a belief, group, or team and refuses to change
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7.6
A loyal and reliable person who supports a group
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3.8
A person who stays loyal to a cause or someone even when it is difficult
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6.0
A person who supports something over a long time
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5.5
A person who supports a belief, cause, or tradition
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9.9
A person who sticks to fixed ideas and refuses to change them even if they do not work
Antonyms
How Persistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Persister comes from Latin words per- 'through' and sistere 'to stand', the same idea you see in persist. So a persister is a person who 'stands through' problems and keeps going even when things are difficult.