COMPATRIOT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

compatriot

noun

kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət

Definition of compatriot

as in countryman

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

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as in associate

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

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Recent Examples of compatriot Kygo remixed and released ‘Kygo Jo’ during the World Cup as a promise to his compatriot Haaland, whose fame reached a new level during the World Cup. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 President Miguel Díaz-Canel read a congratulatory message from Castro to his compatriots at the rally, held in the eastern city of Pinar del Río. — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026 On the other end, Unai Simón faced even less pressure from the Argentina attack, as Spain’s strong defense continued against Lionel Messi and his compatriots. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 In 2010, Germany’s Thomas Müller won with only five, just as his compatriot Miroslav Klose won with five in 2006. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for compatriot

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Noun

The Khmer Rouge group that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 was accused of genocide for causing the deaths of so many countrymen from executions, starvation and lack of medical care due to its radical policies.

— Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
The righty continues to struggle against his fellow countryman Ohtani, who went 2 for 3 against Sugano with a homer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of countryman

Noun

The images — found in a search by The Washington Post — follow other controversial actions and rhetoric from former Collins staffers and other Collins associates that have dogged his Senate campaign.

— Liz Goodwin, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Wolfe allegedly tipped off three associates who together made about $515,000 in unrealized profits.

— Chase Jordan August 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of associate

Noun

The government had checked a hundred and fifty thousand names against its files, actively monitoring immigrants and citizens alike, and deported at least seventy-eight people.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
In addition, brokers and financial intermediaries routed payments to offshore counterparties to allow Chinese citizens to use domestic currency to purchase property abroad or to trade overseas investment for foreign visas and passports.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of citizen

Noun

Carlile shared the stage with Parton, and her colleagues in the Highwomen, at the 2019 Newport Folk Festival.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
My colleague Bruce Feldman has been talking up the Wolfpack all offseason, due in large part to stud QB CJ Bailey and RB Duke Scott, who had 947 all-purpose yards as a freshman.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

The toll is expected to rise, as hundreds of people are still missing, including foreign nationals from several countries.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
In July 2025, Haiti’s justice minister, Patrick Pélissier, announced that the government had adopted a new protocol governing the judicial processing of Haitian nationals deported or extradited to the country.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of national

Noun

Her Steel Magnolias costars Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine and Sally Field also penned emotional tributes, as well as her friends Jane Fonda, Carol Burnett and Billy Ray Cyrus.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
The first is something Panthea Parker, a headache become corporeal, brings up at a jewelry event hosted by her friend Queenie.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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