royalist

noun

roy·al·ist ˈrȯi-ə-list

often capitalized : an adherent of a king or of monarchical government: such as

: cavalier sense 3

: tory sense 2

: a reactionary business tycoon

royalist adjective

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That season in particular made some British royalists, and also Judi Dench, very angry, leading to demands for the show, which is obviously fiction, to be labeled as such on Netflix’s site. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024 In July 1795, an army of around five thousand men, led by French royalists sailing from England, landed at Quiberon, the tip of the peninsula west of Locmariaquer (and one of the best places in the world to raise oysters, by the way). —

Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 No doubt there will be a long tail for The Crown as some viewers finally catch up and some die-hard royalists rewatch. —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 29 May 2024 In Thailand, royalists have assembled antidemocratic coalitions to deter opposition protesters. —

Steven Feldstein, Foreign Affairs, 26 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for royalist