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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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The first known use of flag-waver was in 1894
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