(1) An American who favored the British side during the American Revolution.

(2) 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.

(3) A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative.

(4) A supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform.

(5) A political conservative.