A person who advocates or practises passive resistance.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), historian, essayist, and poet. From passive + resister, after passive resistance.
Definition of passive-resister in US English:
passive-resister
nounˌpasɪvrɪˈzɪstə
A person who advocates or practises passive resistance.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859), historian, essayist, and poet. From passive + resister, after passive resistance.