"Copperhead" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Copperhead.ogg [Australia] Forms: Copperheads [plural]
Etymology: After the dangerous copperhead snake, to which propagandists of the Republican Party compared Democrats interested in appeasement. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Copperhead (plural Copperheads)
  1. (US, historical, slang) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War. Tags: US, historical, slang Categories (topical): American Civil War Synonyms: Peace Democrat
    Sense id: en-Copperhead-en-noun-OyXGRCdq Disambiguation of American Civil War: 93 7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13
  2. (US, historical, derogatory) Any member of the Democratic party. Tags: US, derogatory, historical
    Sense id: en-Copperhead-en-noun-RnQhq6v4 Categories (other): American English

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