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America Firster, n. U.S. Polit.
Brit. |əˌmɛrɪkə ˈfəːstə|, U.S. |əˌmɛrəkə ˈfərstər|
Forms: also with lower-case initial in the second element.
[‹ America First phr. and adj. + -er suffix1.]
A person who contends that the interests of the United States should take precedence over those of other nations; an American having (excessively) nationalistic or isolationist views. Also: a member or supporter of the America First Committee (1940–1) (now hist.). See America First phr.
1928Chicago Daily Tribune 11 Apr. 2/1 W. S. Fuller..was gaining in each batch of returns upon Edward F. Moore, America Firster. 1941Time 6 Oct. 20/1 The America Firsters in Chicago did not realize that their movement had grown out of hand. 1978Verbatim Sept. 3/2 Lest that make me sound like an America-Firster,..I still believe firmly that America must do what is expedient for its own citizens. 2002Economist (U.S. ed.) (Nexis) 22 June He infuriated America-firsters by proposing a giant amnesty for illegal Mexican immigrants. |