Copperhead
See also: copperhead
English
editEtymology
editAfter the dangerous copperhead snake, to which propagandists of the Republican Party compared Democrats interested in appeasement.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editCopperhead (plural Copperheads)
- (US, historical, slang) A northerner who sympathized with the South or wanted to end hostilities during the American Civil War.
- Synonym: Peace Democrat
- (US, historical, derogatory) Any member of the Democratic party. [chiefly 1860s]