democrat

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛməkrat/

noun

  • 1an advocate or supporter of democracy: as a democrat, I accepted the outcome of the referendum
  • 2 (Democrat) (in the US) a member of the Democratic Party.

Origin:

late 18th century (originally denoting an opponent of the aristocrats in the French Revolution of 1790): from French démocrate, on the pattern of aristocrate 'aristocrat'