Tory

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A member of a British political party, founded in 1689, that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832.
• noun A member of a Conservative party, as in Canada.
• noun An American who, during the period of the American Revolution, favored the British side.
• noun A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of democratization or reform; a political conservative.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Originally, an Irish robber or outlaw, one of a class noted for their outrages and savage cruelty.
• noun Hence, one who causes terror; a hector; a bully.
• noun A member of one of the two great British political parties, opposed to the Whigs and later to the Liberals.
• noun In American hist., a member of the British party during the Revolutionary period; a loyalist.
• noun In general, a conservative; one who favors established authority and institutions, especially in a monarchy or an aristocracy; a person of aristocratic principles, as opposed to a democrat or a radical.
• Pertaining to or characteristic of tories, in any sense; specifically [capitalized], belonging or relating to the Tories: as, a Tory government; Tory principles or measures. See I.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• adjective Of or pertaining to the Tories.
• noun (Eng. Politics) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of existing royal and ecclesiastical authority.
• noun (Amer. Hist.) One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting to the claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent to the crown.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun UK A member or supporter of the British Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.
• noun by extension One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.
• noun Canada A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors.
• noun historical A pejorative nickname given to the political factions who sought to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne of England (the Exclusioners) in the 17th century.
• noun obsolete except historical A pejorative term for an Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.
• noun US, Historical, American Revolution A loyal British citizen.
• noun US, Historical, American Civil War, Confederate states A Union sympathizer.
• adjective UK Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
• adjective Canada Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada or one of that party's predecessors.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs
• noun an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
• noun a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative