patriot

Definitions

1. A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country
2. A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
3. A surface-to-air missile system.
   US
4. An individual Patriot missile.
   informal
5. A fellow countryman, a compatriot
6. A fellow countryman, a compatriot.
   archaic
7. A member of the New England Patriots professional football team.
8. A person who was in favor of American Independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
   US, historical
9. Synonym of Patriote (A devolution-of-power supporter in Lower Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriots' War).)
   Canada, historical
10. A devolution-of-power supporter in Upper Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriot War).
    Canada, historical

Equivalents

Examples

“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.'”

“The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter⟳ what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.”

“Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.”

“The aim of patriots, therefore, was to set⟳ limits to the power which the ruler should be allowed to exercise over the community.”

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