A "standpatter" seemed hardly so assured as before he encountered the dim, surprised gaze, but the old clergyman was esteemed a good sort, and he ventured on a reminder.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lost Guidon 1911] Reference

In farming as in politics Washington was no standpatter.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Washington: Farmer] Reference

He is not a "reactionary" but a "standpatter" when it comes to defending "the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.".    From Wordnik.com.  [History of Louisiana Negro Baptists From 1804 to 1914] Reference

The same is true of a standpatter or reactionary.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ghost in the White House Some suggestions as to how a hundred million people (who are supposed in a vague, helpless way to haunt the white house) can mak] Reference