HyperDic: patriot

English > 1 sense of the word patriot:
NOUNperson patriot, nationalistone who loves and defends his or her country
patriot > pronunciation
Soundspey'triyaht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > patriot: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningOne who loves and defends his or her country.
Synonymnationalist
InstancesGaribaldi, Giuseppe GaribaldiItalian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
Gonne, Maud GonneIrish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953)
Kosciusko, Thaddeus Kosciusko, Kosciuszko, Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura KosciuszkoPolish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817)
Mazzini, Giuseppe MazziniItalian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)
Narrowerchauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteerAn extreme bellicose nationalist
Broadernational, subjectA person who owes allegiance to that nation
Spanishnacionalista, patriota
Catalannacionalista, patriota

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