traditionalist
/trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/
noun
- A person who strongly supports traditional customs, values, or ways of doing things and is often opposed to change.
- My grandfather is a traditionalist who believes families should always eat dinner together.
- Traditionalists in the art world criticized the new museum for showing too much modern art.
- The debate was between traditionalists who wanted to keep the old system and reformers who wanted change.
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adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a traditionalist; favoring tradition over change.
- The magazine appeals to readers with traditionalist tastes in home decoration.
- The candidate holds traditionalist views on education and religion.
- Her traditionalist approach to cooking means she never uses pre-made ingredients.