democrat

noun

dem·​o·​crat ˈde-mə-ˌkrat 

1

a

: an adherent of democracy

b

: one who practices social equality

2

capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.

Synonyms

• egalitarian
• leveler
• leveller

Examples of democrat in a Sentence

a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system

Recent Examples on the Web

The Kremlin invented charges against Vladimir Kara-Murza, the great Russian democrat. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Sep. 2023

For Turkish democrats, last spring was supposed to be a moment of triumph. —Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 14 July 2023

South German democrats fought a dwindling guerilla campaign. —James Robins, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2023

Florida democrats: Ron DeSantis’ inability to close the gap in the polls against former President Donald Trump has breathed new life into a party that has been stuck in the political wilderness. —Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 10 July 2023

In between are chapters on liberal democrats, liberal socialists, liberal nationalists and internationalists, liberal communitarians, liberal feminists, liberal professors and intellectuals, and liberal Jews. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 June 2023

The only demographic that was reduced was white democrats. —Alander Rocha, al, 26 Jan. 2023

In recent days several prominent democrats have been arrested, and the central government has rejected what had been widely regarded as a constitutional restraint on its behaviour in Hong Kong. —The Economist, 23 Apr. 2020

Israeli democrats seem likely to pay the higher price. —Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2020

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French démocrate, derivative from the base of démocratie democracy or démocratique democratic, probably after aristocrate aristocrat

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

democrat

noun

dem·​o·​crat ˈdem-ə-ˌkrat 

1

: one who believes in or practices democracy

2

capitalized : a member of the Democratic party of the U.S.