stonewaller

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noun

One who stonewalls.

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Meanings

nounstonewaller (plural stonewallers)

plural stonewallers

  1. 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
  2. ball gamesA particularly obstructive blocker.

Origin

From stonewall + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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