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Definition of Insister
1. one that insists [n -S] - See also: insists
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insister
Literary usage of Insister
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. French Verbs and Verbal Idioms in Speech by Baptiste Méras, Émile Jules Méras (1909)
"Ex.: J'ai beau insister—No matter how much I insist. It is in vain for me to insist.
II a beau insister—No matter how much he insists. ..."
2. Un philosophe sous les toits: journal d'un homme heureux by Emile Souvestre, William Henry Fraser (1889)
"[L. inserere], to insert insistance, sf [insister], insistence, entreaties, urging.
insister, v. intr. il,, ..."