die-hard

or die·hard

[ dahy-hahrd ]

/ ˈdaɪˌhɑrd /

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noun

a person who vigorously maintains or defends a seemingly hopeless position, outdated attitude, lost cause, or the like.

adjective

resisting vigorously and stubbornly to the last; stubborn.

Origin of die-hard

First recorded in 1835–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase die hard

OTHER WORDS FROM die-hard

die-hard·ism, noun

Words nearby die-hard

die stamping, die to, die with one's boots on, die-cast, die-cutting, die-hard, die-off, dieb. alt., dieb. secund., dieb. tert., dieback

Example sentences from the Web for die-hard

Merlino says she first noticed him on her Facebook feed and quickly became a die-hard Kohrs fan.

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Bush, Carney said, could expand the pool of primary voters beyond the die-hard conservatives.

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He describes watching the 1968 election with Artie Zeller, “a die-hard Democrat, liberal, and total atheist.”

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He is a doctor specializing in kidney disease, and a “die-hard” Packers, Brewers, and Bucks fan.

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All eyes turned to the old "Die-Hard" Battalion which had now proved its mettle on land and sea.

With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia |John Ward
I'll direct you the road, and if you're lucky you'll find a Die-Hard about the village.

Huntingtower |John Buchan
The obedient Die-Hard disappeared, and Dickson painfully and laboriously set himself to climb the slope.

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A celestial Die-hard, sir, paid to join together again those whom man have put asunder.

Another Sheaf |John Galsworthy
Like the orpine, it was a veritable "live-long," or as the politicians say, "die-hard."

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British Dictionary definitions for die-hard

die-hard

noun

a person who resists change or who holds onto an untenable position or outdated attitude

(modifier) obstinately resistant to change

Derived forms of die-hard

die-hardism, noun

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die-hard

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adjective

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noun

Derived forms of die-hard

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die-hard

or die·hard

noun

adjective

Origin of die-hard

OTHER WORDS FROM die-hard

Words nearby die-hard

Words related to die-hard

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