compatriot

compatriot

noun

Definition of COMPATRIOT

1

a person living in or originally from the same country as another <an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need>

Synonyms countryman, landsman

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

Near Antonyms alien, foreigner, immigrant, outsider

2

a person frequently seen in the company of another <doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business>

Synonyms cohort, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate, running mate

Related Words colleague, coworker, equal, peer, workmate; accomplice, affiliate, ally, collaborator, confederate, half, partner; buddy, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, hearty, intimate, pal; countryman; classmate, housemate, messmate, playfellow, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, shipmate, teammate; attendant, escort; hanger-on, leech, parasite