Definition of "hard-headed" []

• Alternative spelling of hardheaded. (adjective)

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• "But the fact that he was a “hard-headed business man” as well as an adventurer did not keep him from having a queer spot in his brain, because hard-headed business men are as susceptible to such spots as adventurers are."
• "Redknapp was described as a "hard-headed businessman" as the jury of eight men and four women were shown a string of documents and his signature."
• "Unlike the original entente cordiale, which was the product of mutual concern about a hostile power before the first world war, the latest treaty is the product of hard-headed pragmatism, designed to maximise each nation's military capabilites while saving money."