loyalist

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of LOYALIST

a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies <die-hard loyalists engaging in espionage against the revolutionaries>

Synonyms loyalist

Near Antonyms collaborator, quisling, spy, traitor; betrayer, deserter, recreant; renegade

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