I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: patriot + -eer
: one who makes an ostentatious show of patriotism from venal or degraded motives : an insincere, misguided, or spurious patriot : flag-waver
they are quick to detect the phony and they can distinguish a patriot from a patrioteer — Dorothy Thompson
catchword patrioteers — S.V.Benét
patrioteers, roaring nationalists and reformers with apparently simple devices for making the world better and safer — Stanley Walker
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to behave as a patrioteer