compatriot

[ kuhm-pey-tree-uhtor, especially British, -pa- ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.

adjective

1. of the same country.

compatriot

/ kəmˈpætrɪət /

noun

1. a fellow countryman

Derived Forms

• comˌpatriˈotic, adjective
• comˈpatriotism, noun

Other Words From

• com·pa·tri·ot·ic [k, uh, m-pey-tree-, ot, -ik, -pa-], adjective
• com·patri·ot·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of compatriot¹

From the Late Latin word compatriōta, dating back to 1605–15. See com-, patriot

Word History and Origins

Origin of compatriot¹

C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see patriot

Example Sentences

Then he defended himself publicly against his former compatriots, who had criticized him as a “rogue” and a selfish coward.

From Washington Post

He also admires Atlético Madrid’s Diego Simeone, another compatriot, for finding tactical balance.

From Washington Post

Not only were a great number of the participants using their smartphones to document themselves and their compatriots as they launched the attack, but many of them in turn shared the footage on Parler.

From ProPublica

Both mice and humans share a connectedness with their compatriots in emotional situations, he says, and research points to a shared evolutionary basis for empathy.

From Science News

Police believe that once inside, other rioters opened another door or a few doors to let still more of their compatriots in.

From Washington Post

We all know about Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky, but what about their compatriot, Nikolai Leskov?

From The Daily Beast

Lagarde succeeded embattled compatriot Dominique Strauss-Kahn for the IMF job in 2011.

From The Daily Beast

And his secular Tel Avivi compatriot Ayelet Shaked destroys all stereotypes of an Israeli “radical.”

From The Daily Beast

Huffman said his friend Bunny had no idea—one more close compatriot allegedly kept in the dark.

From The Daily Beast

Strange to say, with all his love for what belonged to and came from Poland, he kept compatriot musicians at a distance.

From Project Gutenberg

"Neighbor," in Gospel language, means a compatriot, a person belonging to the same nationality.

From Project Gutenberg

His compatriot, Le Fèbvre, had begun to give a few lessons as a dancing-master.

From Project Gutenberg

"Your cheerful compatriot is right," said Ethan, shaken suddenly out of his rôle as Nature's apologist.

From Project Gutenberg

A compatriot of his, Edmund Falconer, like himself an actor as well as an author, had opened the way for him.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• national