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standpatter

[stand-pat-er, -pat-]

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noun

a person who refuses to consider or accept change.

Origin of standpatter

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; standpat + -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for standpatter

rightist, traditionalist, zealot, fanatic, fundamentalist, ultraconservative, diehard, obscurantist, royalist, counterrevolutionary, Tory, mossback, pullback, right, reactionary, praetorian, fogy, extremist, stick-in-the-mud, bourbon

Examples from the Web for standpatter

Historical Examples of standpatter

Every man in the world must be in some respect a standpatter.
Pieces of Hate
Heywood Broun