hard-nose

== English == === Etymology === From hard +‎ nose. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊz === Noun === hard-nose (plural hard-noses) A hard-nosed person; one who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment. === Adjective === hard-nose (comparative more hard-nose, superlative most hard-nose) Alternative form of hard-nosed.