compatriot

UK/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/US/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,124 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: compatriots

A compatriot is somebody from your own country. His compatriots, a fellow compatriot, greeted by compatriots.

It is used most in sport and in reporting from abroad, where somebody's compatriots are the others from home. Fellow compatriot is a common redundancy, since the fellow is already in the word.

Definitions of compatriot

1nouncompatriotSomebody from your own country.B2+
“The British runner finished just ahead of her compatriot in the final.”

compatriot is a person.

Where it comes from

French compatriote comes from Latin com, together, plus patria, a homeland.

Latin
compatriota
French
compatriote
English, today
compatriot

French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. by surface analysis, com- + patriot. Displaced native ġelanda.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

compatriot in the wild

In 1992, she won the final of the Belgian Open against compatriot Meike Babel.
Wiltrud Probst
As a result, Soares partnered up with his compatriot Marcelo Melo, but they lost in semifinals against Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer.
2010 If Stockholm Open – Doubles
Charles was a Wimbledon mixed doubles runner-up in 1974, with compatriot Mark Farrell, losing in straight sets to Owen Davidson and Billie Jean King.
Lesley Charles
With compatriot Peggy Michel, she reached the final of the doubles event at the 1969 Wimbledon Championships.
Patti Hogan
In July 1973, she won the singles title at the North of England Championships in Hoylake, defeating compatriot Sharon Walsh in the final in three sets.
Patti Hogan

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