Loyalist (English, noun)
expansion: Loyalist (plural Loyalists)
Senses:
glosses: A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.
tags: Canada
US
historical
glosses: Abbreviation of United Empire Loyalist.
tags: Canada
US
abbreviation
alt-of
historical
glosses: A supporter of keeping Northern Ireland under British rule instead of unification with Ireland, usually from a Protestant background.
tags: Ireland
UK
Forms:
form: Loyalists
tags: plural