hard-liner

hard-lin·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahrd lahy-ner]
- /hɑrd ˈlaɪ nər/
- /hɑːd ˈlaɪ.nər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahrd lahy-ner]
- /hɑrd ˈlaɪ nər/

Definitions of hard-liner word

noun hard-liner a person who adheres rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan. 1
countable noun hard-liner The hard-liners in a group such as a political party are the people who support a strict, fixed set of ideas that are often extreme, and who refuse to accept any change in them. 0
noun hard-liner a person who takes a hard-line position 0
noun hard-liner A person who takes a firm, uncompromising position on some policy. 0

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Origin of hard-liner

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; hard-line + -er1

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Parts of speech for Hard-liner

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hard-liner popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.