Main Entry:

com·pa·tri·ot

Pronunciation:

\kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət, käm-, -trē-ˌät, chiefly British -ˈpa-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriota, from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman — more at patriot

Date:

1611

1 : a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another 2 : companion, colleague <her compatriots in academia>

— com·pa·tri·ot·ic \kəm-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik, ˌkäm-, chiefly British -ˌpa-\ adjective