rester

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noun

One who rests.

OriginMiddle English restar →
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Meanings

rester1

nounrester (plural resters)

plural resters

  1. One who rests.

    Their ideal vacation experience made the rester the focus of care, the object of medical, cultural, and culinary attention.

    2013, Diane P. Koenker, Club Red: Vacation Travel and the Soviet Dream, page 136

Rester2

proper nounRester (plural Resters)

plural Resters

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishrestar
  2. Englishrester

From Middle English restar, restere, equivalent to rest + -er.

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APA

rester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rester

MLA

“rester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rester. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rester,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rester.

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