# loyalist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ · frequency rank #27,907

## Definitions
1. A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.

## Etymology
From loyal + -ist. Piecewise doublet of legalist.

## Common misspellings (12)
`lloyalist`, `loaylist`, `loyailst`, `loyalisst`, `loyalistt`, `loyalits`, `loyallist`, `loyalsit`, `loylaist`, `loyyalist`, `lyoalist`, `olyalist`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loyalist