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/hahrd"luy"neuhr/, n.a person who adheres rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan.Also, hardliner.[1960-65; HARD-LINE + -ER1]
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hard-liner — ☆ hard liner [härd līnər ] n. a person who takes a hard line position … English World dictionary
hard-liner — hard lin·er … English syllables
hard-liner — {n.} A politician who takes the hard line. See: HARD LINE … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-liner — {n.} A politician who takes the hard line. See: HARD LINE … Dictionary of American idioms
hard-liner — noun A politician who takes the hard line. See: hard line … Словарь американских идиом
hard-liner — noun see hard line … New Collegiate Dictionary
hard-liner — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˈlīnər noun : one who advocates or pursues a hard line policy … Useful english dictionary
hard-liner — noun A person who takes a firm, uncompromising position on some policy … Wiktionary
hard-liner — strict person, person who does not compromise … English contemporary dictionary
hard-line — (adj.) 1958, originally in reference to Soviet communist policies, from HARD (Cf. hard) + LINE (Cf. line) (n.) in the political sense. Related: Hard liner (1963) … Etymology dictionary
