right-winger

noun

Definition of right-wingernext
as in conservative
a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are a staunch right-winger who opposes, on principle, government social programs

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Recent Examples of right-winger Lula is 80-year-old leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is running for a fourth term against 45-year-old right-winger Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. — Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Hegseth also announced that billionaire right-wingers Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey are going to help guide the future of the military, which doesn’t sound terrifying at all. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Cleaning up the courts So the next justice will likely be a right-winger, too. — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Rodriguez almost played as an auxiliary right-back instead of an orthodox right-winger, dropping deep and dictating play. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 June 2026 Alex Freeman is a 21-year-old right-winger for Villarreal in Spain's La Liga. — Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 May 2026 Gratified right-wingers closely examined the charges and pointed to the prosecution as validation of their belief that conservative Christians across America are being oppressed by violent left-leaning protesters. — Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 Baehr, a right-winger in soccer, scored six goals and had eight assists in her senior season. — Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
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conservative
Noun
  • There was a time when conservatives were opposed to increasing the debt.
    — Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • President Emmanuel Macron has been the primary target of scorn following nationwide riots that overtook Paris and other cities, but the insurgent National Rally does not want to let mainstream conservatives off the hook.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Right-winger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-winger. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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