compatriot

com·pa·tri·ot

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

Definition of COMPATRIOT

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

Examples of COMPATRIOT

1. We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
2. the famous actor and his theater compatriots

Origin of COMPATRIOT

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

First Known Use: 1611

Related to COMPATRIOT

Synonyms: countryman, landsman

Related Words: countrywoman; nationalist, patriot; citizen, national, subject; aborigine, native; homeboy, resident

Near Antonyms: alien, foreigner, immigrant, outsider

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Rhymes with COMPATRIOT

as like as not, by a long shot, expansion slot, forget-me-not, hit the jackpot, immunoblot, Inupiat, magnificat, overhand knot, penalty shot, requiescat, stevedore knot, true lover's knot