Patriot Definition
pātrē-ət, -ŏt
noun
One who loves and loyally or zealously supports one's own country.
Webster's New World
(archaic) A fellow countryman, a compatriot.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- nationalist
- volunteer
- superpatriot
- patrioteer
- partisan
- jingoist
- jingo
- flagwaver
- flag-waver
- chauvinist
- loyalist
- lover of his country
- statesman
- good citizen
pronoun
Wiktionary
(informal) An individual Patriot missile.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Patriot
Noun
Singular:
patriotPlural:
patriotsOrigin of Patriot
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From the Middle French compatriot around 1600, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman") from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriotÄ“s, “of the same country"), from πατρίς (patris, “father land", "country"), from πατήρ (pater, “father").
From Wiktionary
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French patriote from Old French compatriot from Late Latin patriōta from Greek patriōtēs from patrios of one's fathers from patēr patr- father pəter- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
