Definitions for Patriot
ˈpeɪ tri ət, -ˌɒt; esp. Brit. ˈpæ tri ətpa·tri·ot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 6 votes

1. patriot, nationalistnoun

   one who loves and defends his or her country

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. patriotnoun

   A person who loves and zealously supports and defends his or her country.

2. Patriotnoun

   A US surface-to-air missile system.

3. Patriotnoun

   An individual Patriot missile

4. Etymology: From the patriote around 1600, from patriota from the πατριώτης, from πατρίς, from πατήρ.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PATRIOTnoun

   One whose ruling passion is the love of his country.

   Patriots who for sacred freedom stood. Thomas Tickell.

   The firm patriot there,
   Who made the welfare of mankind his care,
   Shall know he conquer’d. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   Here tears shall flow from a more gen’rous cause,
   Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patriot

   A patriot is an individual who expresses or exhibits love, devotion, loyalty, and support for their country, often advocating for or defending their country's rights and interests. A patriot typically feels a strong sense of national pride and is willing to sacrifice or contribute to the betterment of their nation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Patriotnoun

   one who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests

2. Patriotadjective

   becoming to a patriot; patriotic

3. Etymology: [F. patriote; cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. patriw`ths a fellow-countryman, fr. pa`trios established by forefathers, fr. path`r father. See Father.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Patriot

   Patriots were the colonists of the British Thirteen United Colonies who violently rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation. Their rebellion was based on the political philosophy of republicanism, as expressed by pamphleteers, such as Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Paine. As a group, Patriots represented a wide array of social, economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds. They included lawyers like John Adams and Alexander Hamilton; planters like Thomas Jefferson and George Mason; merchants like Alexander McDougall and ordinary farmers like Daniel Shays and Joseph Plumb Martin.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Patriot

   pā′tri-ot, or pat′-, n. one who truly loves and serves his fatherland.—adj. devoted to one's country.—adj. Pātriot′ic, like a patriot: actuated by a love of one's country: directed to the public welfare.—adv. Pātriot′ically.—n. Pā′triotism, quality of being patriotic: love of one's country. [Fr.,—Low L.,—Gr. patriōtēs—patrios—patēr, a father.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. PATRIOT

   One who is willing to take all of Uncle Sam's bonds in a lump.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. patriot

   A sincere and unbiased friend to his country; an advocate for general civilization, uniting in his conduct through life, moral rectitude with political integrity. Such a character is seldom found in any country; but the specious appearance of it is to be seen everywhere, most especially in Europe. It is difficult to say how far the term can be used in a military sense, although it is not uncommon to read of a citizen soldier, and a patriot soldier. Individually considered the term may be just, but it is hardly to be understood collectively.

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1. • National

How to pronounce Patriot?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Patriot in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Patriot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Patriot in a Sentence

1. Ben Ainslie:

   Patriot has been stabilised and is in the process of being towed slowly back to shore. We’d like to again express our sincere thanks to our competitors... for immediately coming to our assistance.

2. Edmund Burke:

   But a good patriot, and a true politician, always considers how he shall make the most of the existing materials of his country. A disposition, to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. Everything else is vulgar in the conception, perilous in the execution.

3. Aaron Stein:

   This may only buy 180 more days to reach a deal on Patriot, while S-400 is deployed, and Turkey is removed from the F-35 consortium, the end result is, in a best case scenario for Turkey, a tenuous waiver from sanctions, an angry Congress, and a future without an aircraft Ankara has paid well over a billion dollars to procure.

4. Marjorie Taylor:

   Q is a patriot.

5. Robert Levinson:

   We believe in what he said on the campaign trail. He said he believes that Iran knows exactly where my father is -- and that's what we believe as well, president Trump has pledged to bring him home and not to leave any American patriot behind. And our father has been repeatedly left behind before.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Patriot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patriot
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Patriot
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Patriot
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Patriot
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Patriot
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=Patriot
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html