hard-nose

English

Etymology

From hard +‎ nose.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊz

Noun

hard-nose (plural hard-noses)

1. A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.

Adjective

hard-nose (comparative more hard-nose, superlative most hard-nose)

1. Alternative form of hard-nosed