obstructionist
/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃənˌɪst/
noun 2adj 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
unimaginative
VERB + OBSTRUCTIONIST
lived
Definitions
noun
1
Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
"And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.
2
Someone who systematically obstructs the actions of others.
adj
1
Pertaining to obstructionism.
2
Obstructionistic.
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Synonyms
noun — someone who systematically obstructs some action that others
- obstructor
- obstructer
- resister
- thwarter
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"And you, sir, have lived an unimaginative obstructionist and never can hope now to emerge from it."
Wiktionary02
The obstructionists didn't have their own plan, but they counted, successfully, on delay to frustrate any alternative.
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