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patriot

noun
/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/UK/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/CA/ˈpæɪ.tɹi.ət/

Etymology

From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).

  1. derived from πατριώτης
  2. derived from patriōta
  3. derived from patriote

Definitions

  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.

  3. A surface-to-air missile system.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A member of the New England Patriots professional football team.

    2. An individual Patriot missile.

    3. A person who was in favor of American Independence from Britain during the American…

      A person who was in favor of American Independence from Britain during the American Revolution.

    4. Synonym of Patriote (A devolution-of-power supporter in Lower Canada during the Canadian…

      Synonym of Patriote (A devolution-of-power supporter in Lower Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriots' War).)

    5. A devolution-of-power supporter in Upper Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of…

      A devolution-of-power supporter in Upper Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriot War).

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Derived

antipatriot, Caitriot, copatriot, cosplaytriot, Patriot Day, patrioteer, patriotess, patriothood, patriotic, patriotical, patriotism, patriotist, patriotization, patriotize, Patriot missile, patriotship, paytriot, superpatriot

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA