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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
Dudinha opened the scoring for San Diego, dribbling through the Current defense before blazing a shot through the legs of her Brazilian compatriot, Lorena.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
When the situation seemed most dire at Rogers Centre on Saturday night, Los Angeles leaned on Ohtani’s compatriot Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who returned to the mound in extra innings with no rest after winning Game 6 and finished up the comeback victory.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
These rumors gained momentum during the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship weekend, when the South African played with his compatriot Louis Oosthuizen, captain of the LIV Golf Stingers GC team.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2025
When the situation seemed most dire at Rogers Centre on Saturday night, Los Angeles leaned on Ohtani’s compatriot Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who returned to the mound in extra innings with no rest after winning Game 6 and finished up the comeback victory.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2025
These rumors gained momentum during the DP World Tour's Alfred Dunhill Links Championship weekend, when the South African played with his compatriot Louis Oosthuizen, captain of the LIV Golf Stingers GC team.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Messi picked up the ball from his compatriot Rodrigo De Paul in midfield and burst toward the backpedaling Nashville back line before slipping the ball outside to Luis Suárez.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatriot
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In a thrilling sprint finish, Kenyan Benson Kipruto won the men’s pro race at the 2025 New York City Marathon over countryman Alexander Mutiso.—
Bette Canter,
Sportico.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Ten Hag had pushed hard for countryman De Ligt.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
1 Nov. 2025
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Later, Pine concludes that Teddy is in league with an associate named Gilberto Hanson, but his ally Sally Price-Jones (Hayley Squires) discovers that Hanson died 17 years prior in a helicopter crash that was never publicized.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Jan. 2026
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There's an associate with a handheld device who will build you a dressing room.—
Ayesha Javed,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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Brett Hull, a dual citizen who was born in Canada and played internationally for the United States, had 741 goals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Politico cited congressional colleagues who did not wish to be named as saying LaMalfa suffered an aneurysm — a bulging of an arterial wall — and then a heart attack.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Moreno and his colleagues believe there is a small window in which to strike a deal and have proposed a longer period for open enrollment to soften the blow of premium increases.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile Syria remains scarred by years of conflict and nationals in Germany are looking on at the debate with mounting worry.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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This is the random bunch of misfits Courteney will have to transform into a team competitive enough to make it to nationals, and that will surely start to form one big family along the way.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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Victor Quispe Victor Quispe The friend said Quispe was a barber, and he recently got married and his wife is expecting.—
Lisa Rozner,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2009, Max B was sentenced to 75 years in prison, accused of being an accomplice to a robbery in New Jersey that ended in murder.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
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In 2015, Jennifer and her co-accomplices — Wong, Lenford Crawford and David Mylvaganam — were sentenced to two terms of life in prison for the murder and attempted murder of Bich and Hann, per the Toronto Star.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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And my sister was busy ushering her two oldest kids, my usual up-for-anything dive buddy nieces, off to their first year of college.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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Kelce and Mahomes are the best of friends, and the thought of playing with his buddy and steakhouse co-owner might entice Kelce to return.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatriot. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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