retrogressionistn.
/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈɡrɛʃnɪst/, U.S. /ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛʃ(ə)nəst/ A person who tends to be retrograde, or to favour retrogression; a reactionary.
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the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > dislike of change, reaction > [noun] > person
mumpsimus1530
inveteratist1715
reactionary1799
statu quo-ite1816
retrograde1825
redneck1830
stationary1831
stick-in-the-mud1832
reactionist1834
retrogradist1836
retrogressionist1848
mountainy man1851
misoneist1891
reactionarist1907
blimp1934
Neanderthal1966
hard hat1970
1848 Morning Chron. (London) 30 Oct. They will be playing into the hands of the mere retrogressionists—those who oppose alteration simply because it is alteration.
1897 Overland Monthly Nov. 472/2 It would give the lie to all who know the laws of progress if the prophet of advancement were to come from the ranks of the retrogressionists.
1978 M. Becker & F. Miller Conversat. in Maine 285 Inside the Workers Party, from 1943, we took a position versus..the retrogressionists on the question of the national liberation struggles in Europe.
2005 Independent (Nexis) 5 Jan. 35 Bennetts described himself as ‘the original retrogressionist (the way forwards is backwards)’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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