standpatter

[stand-pat-er, -pat-]

noun

1. a person who refuses to consider or accept change.

Word History and Origins

Origin of standpatter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; standpat + -er ¹

Example Sentences

White is a progressive; Mason is a standpatter.

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Every man in the world must be in some respect a standpatter.

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No standpatter, Senator McNary has placed himself adroitly half way between the Republican archconservatives and the Republican insurgents.

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Give 'em an inch and they'll take a mile, runs the old standpatter against liberalizing practically anything.

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The Standpatter, paying lip service to common humanity, makes a mock of his words by his court of special classes.

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