'diehard' definitions:

Definition of 'diehard'

(from WordNet)
noun
One who adheres to traditional views [syn: traditionalist, diehard]

Definition of 'diehard'

From: GCIDE
  • diehard \die"hard`\ (d[imac]"h[aum]rd`), n.
  • 1. one who stubbornly adheres to traditional and outdated views.
  • Syn: traditionalist. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. one who vigorously defends an apparently hopeless position, a lost cause, etc. [PJC]

Definition of 'diehard'

From: GCIDE
  • diehard \die"hard`\ (d[imac]"h[aum]rd`), a. stubbornly and vigorously resisting in the face of seemingly hopeless odds; as, diehard opposition.
  • Syn: never-say-die. [PJC]