standpatter
/ˈstændˌpætər/
noun
- A person who stubbornly refuses to change their opinions, policies, or actions; a conservative or reactionary person.
- The company's standpatters blocked the adoption of new technology for years.
- She was known as a standpatter who never accepted modern teaching methods.
- The old standpatter voted against every new proposal at the meeting.
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