patriot

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ UK /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ See IPA manual

Freq #10882

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noun
A person who loves their country and is proud to support and defend it.

He saw himself as a patriot who would do anything for his nation.

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1 noun · a person who loves their... nationalist

Opposites

loyalist

Word family

Forms patriots

Derived forms antipatriotcaitriotcopatriotcosplaytriotpatrioteerpatriotesspatriothoodpatrioticpatrioticalpatriotismpatriotistpatriotization

Related forms hatriotmatriotmatriotic

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”).

*peh₂- Proto-Indo-European patriote Middle French patriōta la-lat πατριώτης Ancient Greek

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# patriot

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/
**Frequency rank:** 10882

## Meanings
1. A person who loves their country and is proud to support and defend it.

## Examples
- He saw himself as a patriot who would do anything for his nation.

## Antonyms
- loyalist

## Derived Forms
- antipatriot
- caitriot
- copatriot
- cosplaytriot
- patrioteer
- patriotess
- patriothood
- patriotic
- patriotical
- patriotism
- patriotist
- patriotization

## Related Forms
- hatriot
- matriot
- matriotic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *peh₂-
- Root: patriote
- Root: patriōta
- Root: πατριώτης

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Patriot comes 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”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-, Middle French patriote, la-lat patriōta, and Ancient Greek πατριώτης. Modern senses include a person who loves their country and is proud to support and defend it. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antipatriot, caitriot, copatriot, cosplaytriot, patrioteer, and patriotess and related forms such as hatriot, matriot, and matriotic.

## Topics
- People & Society

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