traditionalist
Other forms: traditionalists
A traditionalist wants things to stay the same. If you prefer vinyl albums to MP3 players, you just might be a traditionalist.
The noun traditionalist describes a person who believes the old ways are best, like a traditionalist who favors writing letters over sending emails. Sometimes, though, traditionalist describes someone so rigid that any new idea sounds like a bad one, like the traditionalist attitude that kept some American colonists from joining the Revolution.
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one who adheres to traditional viewssynonyms: diehardtypes:Rip van Winklea person oblivious to social changestype of:
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stubbornly conservative and narrow-mindedsynonyms: hideboundconservativeresistant to change
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Kambili and Jaja's life among the elite in Nigeria isn't so easy under the thumb of their oppressive father. When the country becomes mired in political turmoil, they are sent to stay with their aunt, where they learn a different way of life.