a member or supporter of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada
2.
a member of the English political party that opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York from the royal succession (1679–80). Tory remained the label for subsequent major conservative interests until they gave birth to the Conservative Party in the 1830s
3.
an American supporter of the British cause; loyalist
Compare Whig
4. (sometimes not capital)
an ultraconservative or reactionary
5.
(in the 17th century) an Irish Roman Catholic, esp an outlaw who preyed upon English settlers
adjective
6.
of, characteristic of, or relating to Tories
7. (sometimes not capital)
ultraconservative or reactionary
Derived forms
Toryish (ˈToryish)
adjective
Toryism (ˈToryism)
noun
Word origin
C17: from Irish tōraidhe outlaw, from Middle Irish tōir pursuit
Examples of 'Tories' in a sentence
Tories
The Tories have got the bit between their teeth and they'll pounce on anything that looks like waffle.
Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME
The Tories have never forgiven us for betraying their own class.