retrogradist
/ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ˌɡreɪdɪst/noun
An advocate or supporter of retrogression or of reactionary principles.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. From retrograde + -ist.
- the great and the good
- the great Australian dream
- the Great Depression
- the Great Game
- the Great Mogul
- the (great) unwashed
- the green-eyed monster
- the Greensand
- the Grenadines
- the Grim Reaper
- the groves of Academe
- the Gulf
- the half of it
- the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
- the Hanse
- the hard way
- the heavens open
- the heavy mob
- the Herdsman
- the high ground
- the Highlands
- the Holy City
- the Holy Grail
- the Holy Sacrament
- the Holy Trinity