/ ˈdaɪhɑːd; NAmE -hɑːrd/ adjective
strongly opposing change and new ideas :
diehard supporters of the exiled king
► die·hard noun :
A few diehards are trying to stop the reforms.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from die hard .
/ ˈdaɪhɑːd; NAmE -hɑːrd/ adjective
strongly opposing change and new ideas :
diehard supporters of the exiled king
► die·hard noun :
A few diehards are trying to stop the reforms.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from die hard .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005