diehard (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *diehard*:
NOUN	person	diehard, traditionalist	one who adheres to traditional views

diehard > pronunciation
Sounds	day'hhaa.rd
Rhymes	avant-garde ... yard: 51 rhymes with aard...

English > *diehard*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	One who adheres to traditional views.
Synonym	traditionalist
Narrower	Rip van Winkle	A person oblivious to social changes
Broader	conservative, conservativist	A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Spanish	porfiada, testaruda, tradicionalista
Catalan	tradicionalista
Verbs	die hard	continue to exist

HyperDic: diehard