reactionary
reac·tio·nary
noun
1.
an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
adjective
1.
Origin
Borrowed from French réactionnaire, equivalent to reaction + -ary. Used in the time of the French revolution to refer to a person opposing the revolution; as in favoring a reaction against the revolution.
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