Definitions

patriot

[pey-tree-uht, -ot, pa-tree-uht] / ˈpeɪ tri ət, -ˌɒt, ˈpæ tri ət /

NOUN

person who loves his or her country

Synonyms

STRONGEST

superpatriot

STRONG

flag-waver loyalist nationalist partisan patrioteer

WEAK

good citizen statesperson ultranationalist

Antonyms

WEAK

expatriate traitor

Example Sentences

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"THE PATRIOT" tells, as its second title informs us, "an old story."

From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Orr, Sutherland, Mrs.

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