p 3 a 1 t 1 r 1 i 1 o 1 t 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun one who loves and defends his or her country
originFrom Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0