hard-liner

American  

[hahrd-lahy-ner] / ˈhɑrdˈlaɪ nər /

Or hardliner

noun

1. a person who adheres rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan.

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Etymology

Origin of hard-liner

First recorded in 1960–65; hard-line + -er ¹

Example Sentences

In 1976 Jimmy Carter gave no hint that he would spearhead major regulatory reforms across the transportation and energy industries or appoint inflation hard-liner Paul Volcker to the Federal Reserve.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bagheri Kani’s predecessor, Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-liner close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, died in a helicopter crash on May 19 in a mountainous area near Iran’s border with Azerbaijan, along with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and a delegation of other officials.

From Seattle Times

Iranian presidents including hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Abolhasan Banisadr both survived their own helicopter crashes while in office.

From Seattle Times

A conservative hard-liner, he grew up in the clerical and political elite of the Islamic Republic, established in 1979, and later fostered ties within the powerful Revolutionary Guards.

From New York Times

A hard-liner and career diplomat long focused on Iran’s relationships in the Middle East, he died in a helicopter crash that also killed Iran’s president.

From New York Times