patriot
Plural: patriots
Noun
- A person who vigorously supports their country.
- one who loves and defends his or her country
- A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.
- A fellow countryman, a compatriot.
Examples
- He was a true Words With Friends patriot, always defending the integrity of word rules.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
patriot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpatriot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patriot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
patriot: valid Words With Friends Word