Word Study
hardnose
CIDE DICTIONARY
hardnose, n.
A hard-nosed person; one who is realistic and pragmatic and is impatient with those who are not. [PJC]
THESAURUS
hardnose
Mafioso, Young Turk, ass, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bigot, bitter-ender, bomber, brute, bullethead, demon, devil, diehard, dogmatist, donkey, dragon, fanatic, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fury, goon, gorilla, gunsel, hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hothead, hotspur, incendiary, intransigeant, intransigent, killer, last-ditcher, mad dog, madcap, maverick, monster, mugger, mule, perverse fool, pighead, positivist, purist, rapist, revolutionary, savage, she-wolf, spitfire, standpat, standpatter, stickler, termagant, terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, ugly customer, violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf
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