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standpatter

[ stand-pat-er, -pat- ]

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of standpatter1

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

White is a progressive; Mason is a standpatter.

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

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

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

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

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