hardhead

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US/ˈhɑɹdˌhɛd/

noun

One who is practical or hardheaded.

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Meanings

nounhardhead (plural hardheads)

plural hardheads

  1. One who is practical or hardheaded.
  2. A brown diving duck, Aythya australis, native to Australia.
  3. Any of certain saltwater sciaenid (Sciaenidae) fishes.
  4. Mylopharodon conocephalus of fresh waters in California.
  5. Any of several weeds in or formerly classified in the genus Centaurea, especially Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens).
  6. engineeringResidual ore that failed to melt during a smelting process.
  7. obsoleteClash or collision of heads in contest.

    Both play at hardhead till they break their brains

    1687, [John Dryden], “(please specify the page number)”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC
  8. historicalA Scottish billon coin circulated in the reigns of Mary and James VI.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
knapweedniggerheadrainbow troutrussian knapweed

Origin

From hard + head.

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Translations

Dutch Australische witoogeend
  • Australische witoogeendAythya australis
Finnish kovakallo, australiansotka
  • kovakallopractical or harheaded person
  • australiansotkaAythya australis
French fuligule austral
  • fuligule australAythya australis
German Australische Moorente
  • Australische MoorenteAythya australis
Māori ūpoko mārō
  • ūpoko mārōpractical or harheaded person
Polish realista, realistka
  • realistapractical or harheaded person
  • realistkapractical or harheaded person
  • podgorzałka australijskaAythya australis
Swahili kichwa ngumu
  • kichwa ngumupractical or harheaded person
Cite this entry
APA

hardhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardhead

MLA

“hardhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hardhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hardhead.

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