DIEHARD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One who adheres to traditional views

Synonyms:

diehard; traditionalist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

conservative; conservativist (a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas)

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

Rip van Winkle (a person oblivious to social changes)

Derivation:

die hard (continue to exist)