patriots
patriots is the plural of patriot.
Meaning of patriot
Noun
patriot (plural patriots)
- 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: […]1712 (date written), [Alexander] Pope, “Prologue, by Mr. Pope. Spoken by Mr. [Robert] Wilks.”, in [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC
- 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.1859, John Stuart Mill, “(please specify the page)”, in On Liberty, London: John W[illiam] Parker and Son, […], →OCLC
Noun capitalized: Patriots
Patriots
- plural of Patriot
- The New England Patriots, a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.
Words formed from patriots
Questions about patriots
- What does patriots mean?
- Patriots means the New England Patriots, a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.
- What is patriots the plural of?
- Patriots is the plural of patriot.
- What part of speech is patriots?
- Patriots is a noun.
Words near patriots in the dictionary
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