"loyalist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ Forms: loyalists [plural]
Etymology: loyal + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loyal|ist}} loyal + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} loyalist (plural loyalists)
  1. A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation. Categories (topical): People, Stock characters Related terms: loyalism Translations (a person who is loyal to a cause): loyaliste [feminine, masculine] (French), Loyalist [masculine] (German), Loyalistin [feminine] (German), dílseoir [masculine] (Irish), lealista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), lojalist [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lojalist [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lojalista [masculine] (Polish), lojalistka [feminine] (Polish), lealista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), лояли́ст (lojalíst) [masculine] (Russian), лояли́стка (lojalístka) [feminine, literary] (Russian), вернопо́дданный (vernopóddannyj) [masculine] (Russian), вернопо́дданная (vernopóddannaja) (note: loyal subject) [feminine] (Russian), lealista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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