defeatist
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Defeatist is about the last word that anyone would apply to Reagan's attitude on any other issue.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Defeatist," mumbled the Orioles' General Manager Arthur Ehlers, choosing a strange word to describe the skinny scrapper who had made himself "Mr. Shortstop" on the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals of the 40s.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the nick of time, Citizen Joe throws the switch, derailing the Defeatist Limited, sending the Win-the-War-Special to Washington.
From Time Magazine Archive
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