right-winger

Advocate for tradition

A right-winger holds conservative or reactionary political views, positioned on the right of the political spectrum.

The term ranges from mainstream conservatives to far-right extremists, depending on context: The bill attracted criticism from right-wingers in both parties.

In sports, a right-winger plays on the right side of the field or ice: The right-winger scored on a breakaway.

conservative

Republican

GOP party member

traditionalist · pro-life · evangelical · monarchist · anti-communist · paleoconservative · establishment · orthodox · hardliner · MAGA

economics

free-market

Unregulated private exchange

supply-side · austerity · neoliberal · monetarist · trickle-down · anti-union · pro-business · corporatist · Reaganomics · libertarian

nationalist

nativist

Anti-immigration advocate

sovereignty · jingoism · ultranationalist · ethnonationalist · flag-waving · Brexit · strongman · anti-immigration · xenophobic · chauvinist

hockey

forward

Onward in direction

power-play · hat-trick · breakaway · one-timer · assist · top-line · skating · checking · forechecking · boards

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Opposites
political ideology

right-wingerleft-winger

Progressive political adherent

leftist · left wing · lefty · left-wing · liberal

disposition toward change

right-wingerrevolutionary

Seeking fundamental systemic change

progressive · radical · reformer · reformist · revolutionist

Family

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