Usually means: Conservative, traditionalist, British political party.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!) Easter eggs (New!)
We found 32 dictionaries that define the word Tory:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. tory: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. Tory, Tory: Merriam-Webster
  3. Tory: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. Tory: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. Tory: Collins English Dictionary
  6. Tory: Vocabulary.com
  7. Tory, tory: Wordnik
  8. Tory, tory: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. Tory, tory: Wiktionary
  10. Tory: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. Tory: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. Tory: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. -tory, tory: Dictionary.com
  14. Tory: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. Tory (British political party), Tory (disambiguation), Tory (political faction), Tory: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Tory: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. tory: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. Tory: Rhymezone
  19. Tory: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. tory: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. TORY: Dictionary of Americanisms (1848)
  22. tory: FreeDictionary.org
  23. tory: Mnemonic Dictionary
  24. Tory: TheFreeDictionary.com
  25. Tory: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Tory: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)
  2. TORY: Acronym Finder

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Tory (offensive): Racial Slur Database
  2. Tory: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See tories as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically 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:  (Canadian politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
noun:  (historical, derogatory) A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the throne of England in the 17th century.
noun:  (now historical, derogatory) 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) A loyal British subject during the American Revolution.
noun:  (US, historical) A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
adjective:  (UK politics) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.
adjective:  (Canadian politics) Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.
noun:  A female given name.
noun:  A male given name.
noun:  Short for Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland. [A small inhabited island off the north-west coast of County Donegal, Ireland.]
noun:  Alternative letter-case form of Tory [(UK politics) A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.]
adjective:  Alternative letter-case form of Tory [(UK politics) Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.]

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    royal blue,     sky blue,     azure,     sapphire,     teal, more...



Word origin

Words similar to Tory

Usage examples for Tory

Idioms related to Tory

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing Tory

Popular nouns described by Tory

Words that often appear near Tory

Rhymes of Tory

Invented words related to Tory

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    royal blue,     sky blue,     azure,     sapphire,     teal, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.



List phrases that spell out Tory 




Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux