patrioteer
noun
pa·tri·o·teer
| \ ¦pā-trē-ə-¦tir\
plural -s
Definition of patrioteer
(Entry 1 of 2)
: one who makes an ostentatious show of patriotism from venal or degraded motives : an insincere, misguided, or spurious patriot : flag-waver
they are quick to detect the phony and they can distinguish a patriot from a patrioteer— Dorothy Thompson catchword patrioteers— S. V. Benét patrioteers, roaring nationalists and reformers with apparently simple devices for making the world better and safer— Stanley Walker
patrioteer
intransitive verb
\ "\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of patrioteer (Entry 2 of 2)
: to behave as a patrioteer
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