stonewaller en · NOUN
Etymology
From stonewall + -er.
Meanings
-
One who stonewalls.
Much of the drama of “Frost/Nixon” rests on the idea that Nixon was a consummate stonewaller and Mr. Frost a glitz-hound and possible nincompoop, incapable of the obduracy required for such a reportorial effort.
2007 April 26, Ginia Bellafante, “The Medium, the Message, the Drama of TV’s Q & A”, in New York Times:
- A particularly obstructive blocker.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stonewallers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |