Found 2 items, similar to hard-nosed.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hard-nosed hard-nosed adj : guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; “a hardheaded appraisal of our position”; “a hard-nosed labor leader”; “completely practical in his approach to business”; “not ideology but pragmatic politics” [syn: hardheaded, practical, pragmatic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: hard-nosed hard-nosed \hard-nosed\ adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a hard-nosed businessman. Syn: down-to-earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic. [WordNet 1.5]