noun
compatriot
kum-PAY-tree-ut/kəmˈpeɪtriət/
A person from the same country as someone else.
She meets a compatriot while traveling far from their home country.
Etymology
The pieces mean a fellow countryman, linked to another person by a shared homeland. The word for “countryman” itself rests on the image of a fatherland.
In context
his slovenian compatriot helping him on the descent
More examples
- The Brazilian runner finishes just behind her compatriot.
- Living abroad, he enjoys celebrating holidays with his compatriots.
- Although they are compatriots, they speak different native languages.
Forms
compatriot · compatriots
Similar words
- countryman
- Usually refers to a man from the same country.
- countrywoman
- Specifically identifies a woman from the same country.