CONSERVATIVIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

Synonyms:

conservative; conservativist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("conservativist" is a kind of...):

adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conservativist"):

capitalist (a conservative advocate of capitalism)

conformist (someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters))

fuddy-duddy (a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance)

hardliner (a conservative who is uncompromising)

minimalist (a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics)

mossback (an extremely old-fashioned conservative)

neocon; neoconservative (a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism)

extreme right-winger; reactionary; ultraconservative (an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism)

right-winger; rightist (a member of a right wing political party)

square; square toes (a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views)

diehard; traditionalist (one who adheres to traditional views)