traditionalist
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5.6
- noun
- /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/
:
tradicionalista
- My own sympathies in this debate are with the traditionalists, but not primarily for the reasons that they usually advance.
- traditionalists argue
- traditionalists vs. modernists
- traditionalists or conservatives
She was one of the so-called traditionalists who moved away from Olda Rybi to resettle the traditionalists to different areas on the Mesa.
- She was one of the so-called traditionalists who moved away from Olda Rybi to resettle the traditionalists to different areas on the Mesa.
- And then we take and we we take a lot of crap from sort of traditionalists, readers, fans of stick and ball sports.
Examples
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You're such a traditionalist.
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Many traditionalists believe that certain customs should never change.
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Harry was pretty much a traditionalist right to the end.
Fiction book (2001) -
In her old age, his mother had turned into a traditionalist.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm more of a traditionalist.
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You've always been such a traditionalist.
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Harry was an awfully bright man, even if he was a traditionalist.
Fiction book (2001) -
On the other hand, the traditionalists argue against whole language proponents.
Academic text (1995) -
For their part, traditionalists used the 1993 flag dispute as a marketing tool for recruiting new members.
Academic text (2008) -
Yet even traditionalists are divided over the appropriate interpretation of the Confederate battle emblem.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.4
A person who does not want big changes and likes traditional values
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6.8
A person who stays loyal to a belief, group, or team and refuses to change
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8.2
A person who prefers old ways and does not like change
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6.8
A person who brings back old styles and traditions like music and clothing
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9.2
A person with very traditional political views who strongly opposes change
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9.6
A person who prefers the usual way of doing things and does not accept new ideas
A person who does not like change and new ideas
A person who prefers traditional ways and customs
A person who supports existing institutions and the current social or political order
A person who does not support modern ideas, values, or styles
A person who opposes modern ideas and prefers traditional ways
A person who opposes changes in politics or society
A person who wants to bring back old ways in a modern setting
Antonyms
How Traditional
Surface Forms
Morphology
traditionalist = traditional (transparent) = tradition + al + ist
The noun is derived by adding the productive agent/ideology suffix '-ist' to the adjective 'traditional', which is itself 'tradition' + '-al'.
Etymology
A traditionalist is built from tradition and the ending -ist, and tradition comes from Latin tradere meaning 'to hand over'. So a traditionalist is a person who keeps and follows customs that were 'handed down' and often opposes new ideas.