1. scolding woman or harridan.   patriarch   shrew   misanthrope   mendicant   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. person who is practical.   pragmatist   martyr   patriarch   gourmand   Half-n-half Clue   3. one who advocates or backs a cause.   martyr   militant   progeny   proponent   Half-n-half Clue   4. person who fits glasses to correct eye defects.   philanderer   optometrist   philistine   posterity   Half-n-half Clue   5. wicked person or villain.   patriarch   miscreant   orthopaedist   necromancer   Half-n-half Clue   6. venerable old man or ruler of a family.   patriarch   necromancer   philistine   predator   Half-n-half Clue   7. adherent of a party or cause.   partisan   pedant   mentor   patriarch   Half-n-half Clue