diehard

[dahy-hahrd] / ˈdaɪ hɑrd /

NOUN

overenthusiastic person

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fanatic fundamentalist zealot

STRONG

bourbon extremist fogy mossback praetorian pullback reactionary right right-winger rightist stick-in-the-mud ultraconservative

WEAK

bitter ender dyed-in-the-wool intransigent old liner standpat standpatter true blue

Example Sentences

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As for everyone else, including her most diehard critics, she hopes they can still appreciate her fiction.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s very obvious to this USC diehard fan, Lincoln Riley is not delivering on his commitment to restore Trojans football to national prominence as head coach.

From Los Angeles Times

Indeed, thanks to this stylish YouTube video, diehards can spend an entire workday listening to eight hours of remixes by the electronic duo ODESZA.

From Salon

That’s because most of the news stories about this box set completely buried the lede, and I had to wait for a diehard fan to post about it.

From Salon

I have been a diehard baseball fan for more than 60 years, and this year’s Dodger team is the toughest, gutsiest and most resilient team I have ever seen.

From Los Angeles Times

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