mossback
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈmɔsˌbæk/
- Offensive
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reaccionario
- Many politicians are criticized for their mossback views on social issues.
Examples
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You mean old mossback George?
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I started out thinking he was an old mossback... ...but I changed my mind.
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Yes, old mossback George.
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I strolled the streets and traded gossip with the mossbacks who sat on the green benches in front of the courthouse.
Fiction book (1996) -
Two mossbacks were bearded, and all wore high-top shoes, leather jackets, khaki shirts buttoned to the collar, and clean-billed caps.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her mossback beliefs made it difficult for her to accept modern technology.
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Despite the progress around him, he remained a mossback, clinging to outdated traditions.
Synonyms
∞
4.6
Does not want big changes and likes traditional values
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6.5
Holding strongly to old customs and resisting change
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8.2
A person who prefers old ways and does not like change
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9.2
A person with very traditional political views who strongly opposes change
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8.5
A person who strongly supports traditional beliefs and opposes social change
A person who does not like change and new ideas
Antonyms
How Conservative
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8.6
- Offensive
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9.9
20
5.6
∞
4.6
85
4.6
651
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mossback paints the picture of moss growing on a back, someone so old or slow that plants seem to grow on them, so it now means a very 'old-fashioned' or stubborn person.