bluenose

bluenose

noun

Definition of BLUENOSE

a person who is greatly concerned with seemly behavior and morality especially regarding sexual matters <the editorial lambasts those bluenoses who feel they have the moral authority to dictate how other people should conduct themselves in private>

Synonyms bluenose, moralist, Mrs. Grundy, nice nelly, puritan, wowser [chiefly Australian]

Related Words moralizer; goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes; fuddy-duddy, old maid, prig, spoilsport, stuffed shirt

Near Antonyms libertarian, libertine; misbehaver

Antonyms immoralist