noun
patriot
PAY-tree-uht
noun
1
A person who loves their country and is strongly devoted to supporting and defending it.
"He served in the army out of a genuine sense of himself as a patriot."
"The film celebrates the ordinary patriots who kept the resistance alive."
How to Use Patriot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone devoted to their own country.
Common pairings
true patriot
loyal patriot
patriot act
Word Forms
patriots plural, Patriots plural
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Etymology
From French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta ("fellow countryman"), from Greek patriōtēs, ultimately from patēr ("father").