loyalist
pronunciation
How to pronounce loyalist in British English:
UK [ˈlɔɪəlɪst]
How to pronounce loyalist in American English:
US [ˈlɔɪəlɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
Word Origin
- loyalist (n.)
- 1680s, from loyal + -ist. Meaning different persons in different times and places.
Example
- 1. The 2011 crackdown by bahrain 's rulers left nearly 100 dead and the island kingdom dangerously split between a shia majority and loyalist sunnis .
- 2. Belfast , uk : a loyalist orangeman walks past an illuminated plaque of the queen in belfast orange lodge .
- 3. One is the little-known choi ryong hae , a kim family loyalist , who has been a friend of kim jong il since childhood and is the son of a man who served under kim il sung , the founder of north korea and the current ruler 's father .
- 4. He claims he is being convicted because of guilt by association , and that he is nothing other than an arab nationalist loyalist .
- 5. Another likud loyalist has become " minister without portfolio responsible for improving the government 's services to the citizen " .