Confederate

Confederate (not comparable)

1. (historical) Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
   • 2017 March 5, Tim Carvell; Josh Gondelman; Dan Gurewitch; Jeff Maurer; Ben Silva; Will Tracy; Jill Twiss; Seena Vali; Julie Weiner, “Dalai Lama”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 4, HBO, Warner Bros. Television:

2. (historical) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
3. (historical) Of or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars.

• (of or relating to the CSA): rebel, southern, southron

Confederate (plural Confederates)

1. (historical) A citizen of the Confederate States of America.

   Synonyms: rebel, Johnny Reb, southron, Southerner

   • 2012 March 12 [1936], quoting Margaret Mitchell, “Interview with Margaret Mitchell from 1936”, in PBS American Masters‎:

     In fact, I heard everything in the world except that the Confederates lost the war. When I was ten years old, it was a violent shock to learn that General Lee had been defeated.

2. (historical) A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
3. (historical) A supporter of Irish Catholic self-rule during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.