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patriot
/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/
noun 6name 2
Collocations
2ADJ.
able, bad, confused, empty, kind, noble, proud, real
PREP.
on, than
Definitions
noun
1
A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
Here Tears ſhall flovv from a more gen'rous Cauſe, / Such Tears as Patriots ſhed for dying Lavvs: […]
'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
2
A fellow countryman, a compatriot.
The aim of patriots, therefore, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be allowed to exercise over the community.
name
1
A surface-to-air missile system.
2
A member of the New England Patriots professional football team.
noun
1
An individual Patriot missile.
2
A person who was in favor of American Independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
3
Synonym of Patriote (A devolution-of-power supporter in Lower Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriots' War).)
4
A devolution-of-power supporter in Upper Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriot War).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — one who loves and defends his or her country
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Here Tears ſhall flovv from a more gen'rous Cauſe, / Such Tears as Patriots ſhed for dying Lavvs: […]
Wiktionary02
'My country, right or wrong,' is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying, 'My mother, drunk or sober.'
Wiktionary03
The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude c
Wiktionary04
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.
Tatoeba · #2450705
An immense monument was erected in honor of the noble patriot.
Tatoeba · #4793706
The patriot sticks to his moral principles.
Tatoeba · #49684Usage Notes
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