Definition of "hardliner" []

• Alternative spelling of hard-liner. (noun)

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• "There are different dynamics in dealing with a legitimate hardliner versus a legitimate moderate, but that doesn’t mean dealing with a hardliner is preferable to dealing with a moderate."
• "Nam is well known as a hardliner -- some progressive groups in South Korea refer to him as a "neocon warmonger.""
• "Fellow IFP MP Walter Felgate, labelled a hardliner, said the party's democratisation included necessary checks and balances to stop abuses of power under the new party arrangement."