flag-waver

noun

flag-wav·er | \ ˈflag-ˌwā-vər

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Definition of flag-waver

1 : one who is intensely and conspicuously patriotic

2 : one who waves a flag in signaling

3 : a song intended to rouse patriotic sentiment

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