die-hard

Definition of Die-hard in English :

1. die-hard, rock-ribbed

tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated

Example Sentences:
'an inflexible (or die-hard) conservative'
'rock-ribbed republican'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Die-hard

to cease to exist after resistance or a struggle

old habits die hard

noun

1.

a person who resists change or who holds onto an untenable position or outdated attitude

2. (modifier)

obstinately resistant to change

to cling to life, a cause, etc.; resist to the last

adjective

1.

stubbornly resistant to change or unwaveringly loyal even in spite of inevitable defeat, failure, etc.

a die-hard conservative, a die-hard fan of the losers

noun

2.

a person who displays such resistance or loyalty

adj.

Stubbornly resisting change or clinging to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause.

n.

One who stubbornly resists change or tenaciously adheres to a seemingly hopeless or outdated cause: rebel die-hards who refused to surrender.