loyalist

noun

loy·​al·​ist ˈlȯi-ə-list 

: one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign

Synonyms of loyalist

• patriot

Examples of loyalist in a Sentence

die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries

Recent Examples on the Web

After Vucic's defeat, residents first cleared up a central park in Belgrade that was taken up by Vucic's loyalists for over a year. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

The post-election dispute deepened this week after David Zini, chief of the Shin Bet internal security service and a Netanyahu loyalist, pushed to investigate the leaders of the Arab parties. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Zen Honeycutt, an anti-vaccine activist and founder of Moms Across America, is one of those Kennedy loyalists. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

From a roomful of ecstatic socialists to Hollywood’s creative class and Karen Bass’s loyalists, Vanity Fair went party-hopping on a night when everyone had something to celebrate. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing loyalist

• party loyalist

Rhymes for loyalist

• royalist

Kids Definition

loyalist

noun

loy·​al·​ist ˈlȯi-ə-ləst 

: one who is or remains loyal to a political cause, government, or sovereign especially in times of revolt