compatriot
[kuh m-pey-tree-uh t or, esp. British, -pa-]
noun
a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.
adjective
of the same country.
Origin of compatriot
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Contemporary Examples of compatriot
We all know about Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky, but what about their compatriot, Nikolai Leskov?
And his secular Tel Avivi compatriot Ayelet Shaked destroys all stereotypes of an Israeli “radical.”
Historical Examples of compatriot
I have a compatriot with me, one Joseph Lesurques, whom I met on the way here.
There he is, with his wife and daughters, and one may stare at him with all the frankness of a compatriot.
The American MindBliss Perry
Almost, indeed, had the Breton shuddered at his compatriot's cold-bloodedness.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
Now I ask my compatriot, would he trade his lot for that of Mr. Blake with all his money?
St. Cuthbert'sRobert E. Knowles
With the assistance of a girl, a compatriot of his, he has reduced all things to order.
The Green RustEdgar Wallace
compatriot
noun
Word Origin for compatriot
C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see patriot
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