democrat
noun /ˈdeməkræt/
/ˈdeməkræt/
- a person who believes in or supports democracy see also social democratTopics Politicsb2
- Democrat(abbreviation D, Dem.)a member or supporter of the Democratic Party of the US compare republicanTopics Politicsb2 see also social democracy
Word Originlate 18th cent. (originally denoting an opponent of the aristocrats in the French Revolution of 1790): from French démocrate, on the pattern of aristocrate ‘aristocrat’.