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View synonyms for flag-waver

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.

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Origin of flag-waver1

First recorded in 1890–95

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