compatriot

[ kuhm-pey-tree-uht or, especially British, -pa- ]
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noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.

adjective
  1. of the same country.

Origin of compatriot

1
From the Late Latin word compatriōta, dating back to 1605–15. See com-, patriot

Other words from compatriot

  • com·pa·tri·ot·ic [kuhm-pey-tree-ot-ik or, especially British, -pa-], /kəmˌpeɪ triˈɒt ɪk or, especially British, -ˌpæ-/, adjective
  • com·pa·tri·ot·ism, noun

Words Nearby compatriot

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How to use compatriot in a sentence

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

    My Religion | Leo Tolstoy
  • His compatriot, Le Fèbvre, had begun to give a few lessons as a dancing-master.

    My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth Gaskell
  • "Your cheerful compatriot is right," said Ethan, shaken suddenly out of his rôle as Nature's apologist.

    The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
  • A compatriot of his, Edmund Falconer, like himself an actor as well as an author, had opened the way for him.

    The English Stage | Augustin Filon

British Dictionary definitions for compatriot

compatriot

/ (kəmˈpætrɪət) /


noun
  1. a fellow countryman

Origin of compatriot

1
C17: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see patriot

Derived forms of compatriot

  • compatriotic, adjective
  • compatriotism, noun

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