flag-waver
noun
flag-wav·er ˈflag-ˌwā-vər 
1
: one who is intensely and conspicuously patriotic
2
: one who waves a flag in signaling
3
: a song intended to rouse patriotic sentiment
Synonyms
- chauvinist
- jingo
- nationalist
- superpatriot
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Word History
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1
flag-wavers
noun
as in nationalists
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a newspaper columnist who never manages to be anything other than a knee-jerk flag-waver Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nationalists
- patriots
- chauvinists
- loyalists
- hawks
- jingoes
- warmongers
- superpatriots
- nativists
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- internationalists
- neutralists