traditionalist
noun [ C ] uk/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/ us/trəˈdɪʃ.ən.əl.ɪst/
传统主义者
someone who believes in and follows traditional ideas
Religious traditionalists objected to theories of evolution being taught in schools. 信仰传统宗教的人反对在学校教授进化论。
The old general was a traditionalist who believed in the rule of authority.
Compare: diehard
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- Traditionalists were outraged by both changes.
- Progressive in his youth, he has become a traditionalist.
- But traditionalists were horrified, saying that the reform represented a dangerous tightening of the executive's grip over the legislature.