Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it.
They were staunch British patriots and had portraits of the Queen in their flat.
Synonyms: nationalist, loyalist, chauvinist, jingo More Synonyms of patriot
patriot in British English
(ˈpeɪtrɪət, ˈpæt-)
noun
a person who vigorously supports his or her country and its way of life
Derived forms
patriotic (ˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk)
adjective
patriotically (ˌpatriˈotically)
adverb
Word origin
C16: via French from Late Latin patriōta, from Greek patriotēs, from patris native land; related to Greek patēr father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland
Patriot in British English
(ˈpeɪtrɪət)
noun
a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar
patriot in American English
(ˈpeɪtriət; ˈpeɪtriˌɑt; Chiefly British; also ˈpætriˌɑt)
noun
one who loves and loyally or zealously supports one's own country
Derived forms
patriotic (ˌpatriˈotic) (ˈpeɪtriˈɑtɪk)
adjective
patriotically (ˌpatriˈotically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr patriote < LL patriota, fellow countryman < Gr patriōtēs < patris, fatherland < patēr, father
Examples of 'patriot' in a sentence
patriot
He is a true patriot and a gentleman.
The Sun (2007)
All true patriots must find ways of opposing it.
Christianity Today (2000)
Once again the bookmakers have reminded us that they don't play the patriot game.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Deep down, this great patriot and cricketer has taken no pleasure from one humiliation after another.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Both were serious, both were patriots loyal to their people and both wanted to do something to make peace.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
A Scottish patriot with firmly unionist leanings.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The battle has been portrayed as a last-ditch stand by Scottish patriots sacrificing themselves in the cause of freedom.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
True patriots ride choppers.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Quotations
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomachW.C. BrannOld Glory
Word lists with
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In other languages
patriot
British English: patriot NOUN
Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it.
They were staunch patriots.
American English: patriot
Brazilian Portuguese: patriota
Chinese: 爱国者
European Spanish: patriota
French: patriote
German: Patriot
Italian: patriota
Japanese: 愛国者
Korean: 애국자
European Portuguese: patriota
Latin American Spanish: patriota
(noun)
Definition
a person who loves his or her country and passionately supports its interests
a passionate patriot steeped in Scottish history
Synonyms
nationalist
loyalist
chauvinist
jingo
flag-waver (informal)
lover of your country
Quotation
No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach [W.C. Brann – Old Glory]