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DIEHARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does diehard mean?
• DIEHARD (noun)
The noun DIEHARD has 1 sense:
1. one who adheres to traditional views
Familiarity information: DIEHARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who adheres to traditional views
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
diehard; traditionalist
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)
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