Compatriot Definition
kəm-pātrē-ət, -ŏt
compatriots
noun
A fellow countryman.
Webster's New World
A person from one's own country.
American Heritage
A colleague.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- paesano
- fellow countrywoman
- fellow-countryman
- paisano (Spanish)
- paesano (Italian)
- national
- fellow citizen
- landsman
- countrywoman
- countryman
Other Word Forms of Compatriot
Noun
Singular:
compatriot
Plural:
compatriotsOrigin of Compatriot
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French compatriote from Late Latin compatriōta Latin com- com- Late Latin patriōta countryman patriot
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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