Home › Words › D › desisterdesisterdesister means A person who desists.EtymologyFrom desist + -er.nounA person who desists.A person who ceases to identify as transgender and who did not undergo a physical sex change operation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.desistor 87% match — One who desists, who stops or has stopped doing something. vs desister →desistance 77% match — The act or state of desisting; cessation. vs desister →desistence 74% match — The act of desisting, especially desisting from criminal activity. vs desister →desist 73% match — To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from). vs desister →despairer 64% match — One who despairs. vs desister →absist 63% match — To stand apart from; to leave off; to desist. vs desister →discontinuer 63% match — One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee. vs desister →desponder 62% match — One who desponds. vs desister →