Loyalist \Loy"al*ist\, n.
A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful
authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to
his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of
revolt or revolution.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
loyalist
n : a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in
times of revolt) [syn: stalwart]
WordNet (r) 2.0
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "loyalist":
Conservative, Democrat, Labourite, Republican, Tory, Whig, heeler,
partisan, party faithful, party hack, party man, party member,
party wheelhorse, patriot, registered Democrat,
registered Republican, regular, stalwart, ward heeler,
wheelhorse
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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