patriot vs nationalist

patriot and nationalist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patriot	Yes	No	No	No
nationalist	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, patriot and nationalist are synonyms defined as:

patriot (noun)	nationalist (noun)
one who loves and defends his or her country	one who loves and defends his or her country
	an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government

patriot (adjective)	nationalist (adjective)
	devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others