mossback

noun

ˈmȯs-ˌbak How to pronounce mossback (audio)
Definition of mossbacknext
as in conservative
a person with old-fashioned ideas those mossbacks at the intelligence agency didn't get the memo that the world had changed

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Recent Examples of mossback This man performed in all of Shakespeare’s plays, Assumed all parts from mossbacks to boys young. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
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  1. conservative
  2. veteran
  3. fossil
  4. fogy
Noun
  • But universities themselves opened the door to criticism by having expressed hostility to the views of many conservatives, former UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks said.
    — Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Listen to this article President Trump on Thursday ordered the dismantling of the Department of Education, potentially fulfilling a longstanding goal of conservatives.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of conservative
Noun
  • Air Force veteran Mark Mendon of Blue Springs, Missouri, showed up to lend his support to the Satanic Grotto’s cause.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Citadel stars Game of Thrones veteran Richard Madden and Quantico’s Priyanka Chopra as elite spy agents who had their memories wiped years ago after encountering a shadowy syndicate known as Manticore.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of veteran
Noun
  • The fact that this fossil slipped under the radar for decades isn’t surprising, said lead study author Dr. Anthony Romilio, a paleontologist and research associate with the university’s Dinosaur Lab.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Among the fossils found at Shishugou, Guanlong wucaii stands out as an important discovery.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of fossil
Noun
  • These are people who know AI and have grown up with this stuff that these old fogies haven't.
    — Alison Snyder, Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
  • And some of us older fogies, Joni Mitchell and Carole King.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023
Definition of fogy

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“Mossback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mossback. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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