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patriot¹

  • /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ UK
  • /ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/ UK
  • /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ Canada, US
  • /ˈpæɪ.tɹi.ət/ Australia
  • /ˈpæt.ɹi.ət/ Australia
  • /ˈpæɪ.tɹi.ət/ New Zealand
  • /ˈpɛt.ɹi.ət/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).

noun patriots

  1. A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country. Here Tears ſhall flovv from a more gen'rous Cauſe, / Such Tears as Patriots ſhed for dying Lavvs: […]
  2. archaic A fellow countryman, a compatriot. The aim of patriots, therefore, was to set limits to the power which the ruler should be allowed to exercise over the community.

Patriot²

Where it comes from

Capitalization of patriot.

proper noun

  1. US A surface-to-air missile system.
  2. A member of the New England Patriots professional football team.

noun Patriots

  1. informal An individual Patriot missile.
  2. US, historical A person who was in favor of American Independence from Britain during the American Revolution.
  3. Canada, historical Synonym of Patriote (A devolution-of-power supporter in Lower Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriots' War).)

    Similar: Patriote

  4. Canada, historical A devolution-of-power supporter in Upper Canada during the Canadian Rebellions of 1837-1838 (Patriot War).

Opposite: Loyalist

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nationalist, patriotism, patriotic, national, citizenship, patriote, compatriot, countryman, chauvinist, jingoist, loyalist, booster, partisan, standard-bearer, defender, patrioteer

noun

Opposite: Loyalist

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noun person who loves, supports and defends his country

Españolpatriota
한국어애국자 aegukja
日本語愛国者 aikokusha
中文愛國者 /爱国者 àiguózhě
हिन्दीदेशभक्त deśbhakt, वतनपरस्त vatanparast, देशप्रेमी deśapremī
Portuguêspatriota
Françaispatriote
DeutschPatriot, Patriotin, Vaterlandsfreund, Vaterlandsfreundin, Vaterlandsliebhaber, Vaterlandsliebhaberin
Italianopatriota
Ελληνικάπατριώτης patriótis, πατριώτισσα patriótissa
Românăpatriot, patriotă
Русскийпатрио́т patriót, патрио́тка patriótka
Tiếng Việtngười yêu nước, nhà ái quốc
العربيةوَطَنِيّ waṭaniyy, وَطَنِيَّة waṭaniyya
עבריתפַּטְרִיוֹט patriyót

noun Rebellions of the Canadas

FrançaisPatriote

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"patriot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patriot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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patriot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/patriot

Chicago

"patriot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patriot.

BibTeX
@misc{patriot_2026,
  title = {patriot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patriot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}