Synonyms for loyalist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : loi-uh-list
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔɪ ə lɪst


Définition of loyalist

Origin :
  • 1680s, from loyal + -ist. Meaning different persons in different times and places.
  • noun supporter
Example sentences :
  • The loyalist cannot do this, and consequently must sell a little dearer.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • He held a copy of the first number of The Loyalist in his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
  • Would she, daughter of a loyalist, deign to notice him, a rebel?
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • A Tory pamphleteer of the time gives us the Loyalist view of the affair.
  • Extract from : « Tea Leaves » by Various
  • A loyalist in grain, he bitterly opposed the rebellion of the colonists.
  • Extract from : « Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) » by Charles Morris
  • Miss Merrick isnt an infidel; shes only a loyalist, said Maurice.
  • Extract from : « Paths of Judgement » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • No loyalist or neutral was to be allowed any part or share in the reception.
  • Extract from : « Old Taverns of New York » by William Harrison Bayles
  • No, were not rebels, said Dick, guessing that the woman was a loyalist.
  • Extract from : « The Dare Boys with General Greene » by Stephen Angus Cox
  • Yet Otway was the son of a loyalist, and ever faithful to the Court.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Otway » by Thomas Otway
  • The only serious effect produced was the weakening of the loyalist party.
  • Extract from : « The American Revolution » by John Fiske

Antonyms for loyalist

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