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doctrinaire vs drumbeater

drumbeater vs doctrinaire

doctrinaire and drumbeater both are nouns.

doctrinaire is an adjective but drumbeater is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
doctrinaire Yes Yes No No
drumbeater Yes No No No
As nouns, drumbeater is a hypernym of doctrinaire; that is, drumbeater is a word with a broader meaning than doctrinaire:
  • doctrinaire: a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  • drumbeater: a fervent and even militant proponent of something
Other hypernyms of doctrinaire include partisan, zealot.
doctrinaire (noun) drumbeater (noun)
a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions a fervent and even militant proponent of something
doctrinaire (adjective) drumbeater (adjective)
stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability
Difference between doctrinaire and drumbeater

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