flag-waver

[ flag-wey-ver ]

noun

1. a person who signals by waving a flag.
2. an enthusiastic, demonstrative patriot.
3. a song or musical number intended to arouse patriotic fervor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flag-waver¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Donald Trump is a hero and flag-waver for racists and bigots.

From Salon

He removed it after a Confederate flag-waver shot two Iowa police officers.

From Salon

He became a flag-waver for natural gas – “Mr Gas”, as Fortune magazine once called him.

From The Guardian

So, I’m not standing here speaking to you as an American, or a patriot, or a flag-saluter, or a flag-waver—no, not I. I’m speaking as a victim of this American system.

From The Guardian

He became, perhaps somewhat unintentionally, a flag-waver for the Ethiopian opposition, a reputation he has maintained.

From The Guardian

Related Words

• superpatriot