: strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
die-hard fans
especially
: strongly resisting change
a die-hard conservative
diehard
noun
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the die-hard purists are never going to accept certain words, no matter who uses them
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It’s also got the kind of 21st century cringe-comedy voice that forges die-hard fans or disbelievers.
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Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu, a die-hard fan having seen a San Francisco workshop of the musical ahead of its Broadway debut decades ago, signed on in February 2021.
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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Undervaluing time is an interesting blind spot, the domain of the die-hard do-it-yourselfer.
—Tim Maurer, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
It’s also got the kind of 21st century cringe-comedy voice that forges die-hard fans or disbelievers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu, a die-hard fan having seen a San Francisco workshop of the musical ahead of its Broadway debut decades ago, signed on in February 2021.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for die-hard
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“Die-hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die-hard. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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