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Definition of Hardliner
1. Noun. A conservative who is uncompromising.
Definition of Hardliner
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hard-liner) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardliner
Literary usage of Hardliner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General Value and by John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman (1886)
"... for her contracts for necessaries is revived from that time, notwithstanding
a general notice not to trust her: Child v. hardliner, 2 Str. 875; ..."
2. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science, with Special by James Dwight Dana (1876)
"... of western, 200 to 600 feet, and mostly 325 to 400 feet (Erdmann): those of
the northwest roast of Norway, in hardliner, 21*3 to 331 feet (Scxe). ..."
3. Cutting Off the Serpent's Head: Tightening Control in Tibet, 1994-1995 by Tibet Information Network, Robert Barnett, Human Rights Watch/Asia, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (1996)
"On July 14 Chadrel Rinpoche was formally replaced as head of the monastery's
management committee by a pro-Beijing hardliner. ..."
4. Angola: Arms Trade and Violations of the Laws of War Since the 1992 by Arms Project (Human Rights Watch), Human Rights Watch/Africa (1994)
"Among the other appointments was hardliner General Joao Baptista de Matos as the
new armed forces chief of staff, replacing General Antonio Franca 'N'dalu, ..."
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