patriot

pa·tri·ot

noun
\ˈpā-trē-ət, -ˌät, chiefly British ˈpa-trē-ət\

Definition of PATRIOT

: one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests

Examples of PATRIOT

1. He was a great patriot who devoted his life to serving his country.
2. <the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country>

Origin of PATRIOT

Middle French patriote compatriot, from Late Latin patriota, from Greek patriōtēs, from patria lineage, from patr-, patēr father

First Known Use: 1605

Related to PATRIOT

Synonyms: loyalist

Related Words: chauvinist; flag-waver, jingoist, nationalist, superpatriot; compatriot, countryman

Near Antonyms: collaborator, quisling, spy, traitor; betrayer, deserter, recreant; renegade

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Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with PATRIOT

aeronaut, aliquot, angle shot, apparat, apricot, aquanaut, argonaut, astronaut, beauty spot, bergamot, booster shot, burning ghat, cachalot, Camelot, caveat, carry-cot, chamber pot, chimney pot, coffeepot, cosmonaut, counterplot, doodley-squat, floreat, flowerpot, flying spot, follow shot, gallipot, granny knot, guillemot, Gujarat, hit the spot, honeypot, Hottentot, Huguenot, juggernaut, kilowatt, Lancelot, like a shot, lobster pot, megawatt, melting pot, microdot, monocot, monoglot, noble rot, Nouakchott, ocelot, on the spot, overshot, paraquat, parking lot, passing shot, pepper pot, peridot, piping hot, polka dot, polyglot, running knot, samizdat, sansculotte, scattershot, scot and lot, shoulder knot, single knot, Southern blot, stopper knot, surgeon's knot, terawatt, tie the knot, tommyrot, touch-me-not, tracking shot, turkey trot, underplot, undershot, Western blot, Windsor knot, Wyandot, wyandotte