Patriot
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/, /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/
- US IPA: /ˈpeɪ.t(ʃ)ɹi.ət/
Origin
From the Middle French compatriot around 1600, from Late Latin patriÅta ("fellow countryman") from the Ancient Greek πατÏιώτης (patriotÄ“s, "of the same country"), from πατÏίς (patris, "father land", "country"), from Ï€Î±Ï„Î®Ï (pater, "father").
Full definition of patriot
Noun
patriot
(plural patriots)- A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
- Alexander PopeSuch tears as patriots shed for dying laws.
- 2013, Simon Jenkins, Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/14/gibraltar-falklands-deny-logic-historyNothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.
- (archaic) A fellow countryman, a compatriot.