Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

hard-nosed

 adjective
     
hard-nosed [usually before noun]
not affected by emotions, and determined to get what you want:
a hard-nosed businessman
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary