compatriot

noun

com·​pa·​tri·​ot kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət 

käm-,

-trē-ˌät,

 chiefly British  -ˈpa-

1

: a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another

We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.

2

: companion, colleague

her compatriots in academia

theater compatriots

compatriotic

kəm-ˌpā-trē-ˈä-tik 

ˌkäm-

 chiefly British  -ˌpa-

adjective

Synonyms

• countryman
• citizen
• national

Examples of compatriot in a Sentence

We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.

the famous actor and his theater compatriots

Recent Examples on the Web

These were my literary compatriots, out here for reasons unknown. —Katie Da Cunha Lewin september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

Along with his sadistic compatriots, future-Leatherface Jedidiah Sawyer (Sam Strike) breaks out of a mental institution and cuts a bloody swath of chaos across the country. —Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025

Just a few moments before, Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana took gold in the men’s 400m, while his compatriot Bayapo Ndori got bronze. —Ben Morse, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025

India have taken a stranglehold of the ICC after the recent appointment of Sanjog Gupta as chief executive, hot on the heels of Indian compatriot Jay Shah’s ascension as chair. —Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for compatriot

• patriot

Kids Definition

compatriot

noun

com·​pa·​tri·​ot kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət 

käm-,

-trē-ˌät

: a person from one's own country : countryman