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Meaning of God-Save-the-Kinger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An outspoken supporter of the British Government when the monarch is a king.

derogatory

Examples

“The Bill does not deal with Germans only, it deals with all aliens, including those whom our friends opposite – the flag-waggers, the band players, the God-save-the-Kingers — spoke of as “our brother Allies.””
“Protestants, generally speaking, were God-save-the-Kingers and went to Mass in the afternoon or the night instead of in the morning.”
“But the situation is not without its humorous side; it is delightful to listen to the former red-white-and-blue people -- the bigoted Unionists-- the erstwhile 'God Save the Kingers', expressing their views on the present régime.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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