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patriot

[ pey-tree-uht, -otor, especially British, pa-tree-uht ]

noun

  1. a person who loves, supports, and defends their country and its interests with devotion.
  2. a person who values individual rights, especially one who attempts to defend those rights against presumed interference by the federal government.
  3. Patriot, Military. a U.S. Army antiaircraft missile with a range of 37 miles (60 kilometers) and a 200-pound (90-kilogram) warhead, launched from a tracked vehicle with radar and computer guidance and fire control.


patriot

1

/ ˈɪٰɪə; ˌpætrɪˈɒtɪk; ˈpæt- /

noun

  1. a person who vigorously supports his country and its way of life
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Patriot

2

/ ˈɪٰɪə /

noun

  1. a US surface-to-air missile system with multiple launch stations and the capability to track multiple targets by radar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ貹ٰˈdzپ, adverb
  • patriotic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·貹t·dz noun
  • i·貹t·dz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of patriot1

First recorded in 1570–80; from Middle French patriote, from Late Latin 貹ٰōٲ, from Greek 貹ٰṓtŧ “fellow-countryman, lineage member (in the paternal line)”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of patriot1

C16: via French from Late Latin 貹ٰōٲ, from Greek 貹ٰdzŧ, from patris native land; related to Greek 貹ŧ father; compare Latin pater father, patria fatherland
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Diehard patriots who betray their country; anti-elitists who worship billionaires; cold-eyed realists living in a fantasy world; rugged individualists fawning over their divine emperor; affirmers of life who embrace death.

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Aboard Air Force One en route to Miami, Florida, on Thursday, Trump praised Ms Loomer and confirmed he had met with her, calling her a "great patriot" and a "very strong person".

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Earlier in the day on his Truth Social platform, Trump reiterated his support for "patriot" Schimel, a Waukesha County judge and former Republican attorney general.

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Even though it's shielded Republicans from the political consequences of their hateful policies, this small army of pro-choice patriots has managed to protect women's health, despite the often-daunting obstacle before them.

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In other words, they do not believe that the stories of these particular patriots having overcome the discrimination and adversity that led to them being the "firsts" and the "few" are important.

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