Patriot

·adj Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.

II. Patriot ·noun One who loves his country, and zealously supports its authority and interests.

patriot
n. Humorously applied to convicts. 1796. In `History of Australia,' by G. W. Rusden (1894),p. 49 [...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris