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Noun: traditionalist  tru'di-shu-nu-list
  1. One who adheres to traditional views
    "He was a traditionalist who opposed any change to party policies";
    - diehard
Adjective: traditionalist  tru'di-shu-nu-list
  1. Unwilling to change from tradition or convention; stubbornly resistant to change
    "He was a traditionalist conservative who opposed any change to party policies";
    - hidebound

Derived forms: traditionalists

See also: conservative

Type of: conservative, conservativist

Encyclopedia: Traditionalist