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CONSERVATIVIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
Synonyms:
conservative; conservativist
Classified under:
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)
