n.
Function: noun
one who strongly resists change and often favors a prior condition FF1C; he is a staunch political reactionary FF1E;
Synonyms: Blimp, Bourbon, Colonel Blimp, diehard, reactionarist, reactionist, royalist, ultraconservative, white; compare DIEHARD 1 , RADICAL
Related Words: bitter-ender, conservative, intransigent, rightist, right-winger, standpatter; fogy, mossback
Contrasted Words: extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist, ultraist; liberal, progressive, reformer