as in conservative
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are
a traditionalist who doesn't believe in expanding government
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Recent Examples of traditionalist
While most of the familiar multi-variety white cuvées are traditional blend styles from regions like Rhône Valley, Rioja, Tuscany, or Bordeaux, a handful around the globe—and especially from the New World—combine varieties that would infuriate traditionalists.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Details of the new car include a choice of gearboxes between a 6-speed manual for traditionalists or a high-tech 10-speed automatic with steering-wheel shift paddles.
—New Atlas, 3 June 2026
Backpack-rap traditionalists stayed in their own corner, too.
—Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Ben Ryé by Donnafugata is a benchmark wine that marries lush apricot and fig richness with laser-bright acidity, while Bukkuram by Marco De Bartoli is a traditionalist's wine that channels the raw intensity of Pantelleria into something almost mythic.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Gray, one of our last great American traditionalists, has also become a particularly resourceful memoirist, though what’s onscreen never feels like a retread.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
The crisis tests Pope Leo XIV’s pledge to heal divisions with traditionalists, coming after Pope Francis’ 2021 crackdown on the Latin Mass sparked deep anger among church conservatives.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
What Musgraves is doing here is not like the bro-country guys who ease off trap drums to appease country traditionalists.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 7 June 2026
Details of the new car include a choice of gearboxes between a 6-speed manual for traditionalists or a high-tech 10-speed automatic with steering-wheel shift paddles.
—New Atlas, 3 June 2026
Backpack-rap traditionalists stayed in their own corner, too.
—Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026
Ben Ryé by Donnafugata is a benchmark wine that marries lush apricot and fig richness with laser-bright acidity, while Bukkuram by Marco De Bartoli is a traditionalist's wine that channels the raw intensity of Pantelleria into something almost mythic.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Gray, one of our last great American traditionalists, has also become a particularly resourceful memoirist, though what’s onscreen never feels like a retread.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 May 2026
The crisis tests Pope Leo XIV’s pledge to heal divisions with traditionalists, coming after Pope Francis’ 2021 crackdown on the Latin Mass sparked deep anger among church conservatives.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
What Musgraves is doing here is not like the bro-country guys who ease off trap drums to appease country traditionalists.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traditionalist
conservative
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Basham is a culture reporter for the conservative The Daily Wire who has been accused of promoting anti-Muslim ideas.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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But the statements have become unpopular among Japanese conservatives who say Japan should stop focusing on negative history to restore national pride.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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“Traditionalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traditionalist. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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