DIEHARD


Meaning of DIEHARD in English

/ 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.