flag-waver
Americannoun
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a person who signals by waving a flag.
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an enthusiastic, demonstrative patriot.
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a song or musical number intended to arouse patriotic fervor.
Etymology
Origin of flag-waver
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
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