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(pætriət, peɪt-)

Word forms: plural patriots

countable noun

Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it.

They were staunch British patriots and had portraits of the Queen in their flat.

Synonyms: nationalist, loyalist, chauvinist, jingo More Synonyms of patriot

patriot in British English

(ˈpeɪtrɪət, ˈpæt-)

noun

a person who vigorously supports his or her country and its way of life

Derived forms

patriotic (ˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk)

adjective

patriotically (ˌpatriˈotically)

adverb

Word origin

C16: via French from Late Latin patriōta, from Greek patriotēs, from patris native land; related to Greek patēr father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland

Patriot in British English

(ˈpeɪtrɪət)

noun

a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar

patriot in American English

(ˈpeɪtriət; ˈpeɪtriˌɑt; Chiefly British; also ˈpætriˌɑt)

noun

one who loves and loyally or zealously supports one's own country

Derived forms

patriotic (ˌpatriˈotic) (ˈpeɪtriˈɑtɪk)

adjective

patriotically (ˌpatriˈotically)

adverb

Word origin

Fr patriote < LL patriota, fellow countryman < Gr patriōtēs < patris, fatherland < patēr, father

Examples of 'patriot' in a sentence
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He is a true patriot and a gentleman.All true patriots must find ways of opposing it.Once again the bookmakers have reminded us that they don't play the patriot game.Deep down, this great patriot and cricketer has taken no pleasure from one humiliation after another.Both were serious, both were patriots loyal to their people and both wanted to do something to make peace.A Scottish patriot with firmly unionist leanings.The battle has been portrayed as a last-ditch stand by Scottish patriots sacrificing themselves in the cause of freedom. True patriots ride choppers.

Quotations

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomachW.C. BrannOld Glory

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British English: patriot NOUN

Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it.

They were staunch patriots.

American English: patriot
Brazilian Portuguese: patriota
Chinese: 爱国者
European Spanish: patriota
French: patriote
German: Patriot
Italian: patriota
Japanese: 愛国者
Korean: 애국자
European Portuguese: patriota
Latin American Spanish: patriota

(noun) in the sense of nationalist

Definition

a person who loves his or her country and passionately supports its interests

a passionate patriot steeped in Scottish history

Synonyms

nationalist

loyalist

chauvinist

jingo

flag-waver (informal)

lover of your country

Quotation

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach [W.C. Brann – Old Glory]

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释义	Trends of patriot View usage for: patriot (pætriət, peɪt-) Word forms: plural patriots countable noun Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it. They were staunch British patriots and had portraits of the Queen in their flat. Synonyms: nationalist, loyalist, chauvinist, jingo More Synonyms of patriot patriot in British English (ˈpeɪtrɪət, ˈpæt-) noun a person who vigorously supports his or her country and its way of life Derived forms patriotic (ˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk) adjective patriotically (ˌpatriˈotically) adverb Word origin C16: via French from Late Latin patriōta, from Greek patriotēs, from patris native land; related to Greek patēr father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland Patriot in British English (ˈpeɪtrɪət) noun a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar patriot in American English (ˈpeɪtriət; ˈpeɪtriˌɑt; Chiefly British; also ˈpætriˌɑt) noun one who loves and loyally or zealously supports one's own country Derived forms patriotic (ˌpatriˈotic) (ˈpeɪtriˈɑtɪk) adjective patriotically (ˌpatriˈotically) adverb Word origin Fr patriote < LL patriota, fellow countryman < Gr patriōtēs < patris, fatherland < patēr, father Examples of 'patriot' in a sentence patriot He is a true patriot and a gentleman. The Sun (2007) All true patriots must find ways of opposing it. Christianity Today (2000) Once again the bookmakers have reminded us that they don't play the patriot game. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Deep down, this great patriot and cricketer has taken no pleasure from one humiliation after another. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Both were serious, both were patriots loyal to their people and both wanted to do something to make peace. Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006) A Scottish patriot with firmly unionist leanings. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The battle has been portrayed as a last-ditch stand by Scottish patriots sacrificing themselves in the cause of freedom. Times, Sunday Times (2013) True patriots ride choppers. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Quotations No man can be a patriot on an empty stomachW.C. BrannOld Glory Word lists with patriot missile In other languages patriot British English: patriot NOUN Someone who is a patriot loves their country and feels very loyal towards it. They were staunch patriots. American English: patriot Brazilian Portuguese: patriota Chinese: 爱国者 European Spanish: patriota French: patriote German: Patriot Italian: patriota Japanese: 愛国者 Korean: 애국자 European Portuguese: patriota Latin American Spanish: patriota (noun) in the sense of nationalist Definition a person who loves his or her country and passionately supports its interests a passionate patriot steeped in Scottish history Synonyms nationalist loyalist chauvinist jingo flag-waver (informal) lover of your country Quotation No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach [W.C. Brann – Old Glory] Synonyms of 'patriot' patriot Explore 'patriot' in the dictionary
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