compatriot
noun
com·pa·tri·ot
kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət 
käm-,
-trē-ˌät,
chiefly British -ˈpa-
1
: a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another
We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
Examples of compatriot in a Sentence
We watched our compatriots compete in the Olympics.
the famous actor and his theater compatriots
Recent Examples on the Web
The perception that Ritchie did little to help those who’d given him safe passage in the Detroit rap community left a bad taste in the mouths of some of his compatriots.
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David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
The 12-track project is lined with guest features — an array of contributors such as Detroit compatriots Phat Kat, Karriem Riggins and Drey Skonie, along with far-ranging friends like England’s Abstract Orchestra and jazz pianist Robert Glasper.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
In his manifesto, however, Roof offered perhaps an even more direct nod to his postbellum compatriots.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Crowd favorite Fowler, 35, is still chasing his first major title after a string of runner-up finishes, including missing out by just one stroke to American compatriot Patrick Reed at Augusta National in 2019.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
If Hutchinson is a new connection, Ron E. Beck, who joins Carol and Warner on June 13, is an old compatriot from her days singing R&B in Oakland in the late 1960s.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Soundgarden’s major label debut for A&M Records came at an awkward time when their sound was a little too dark for mainstream hard rock, but future Seattle compatriots Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Alice in Chains hadn’t yet primed alternative radio for something heavier.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2024
Sabalenka will set her sights on becoming the first woman to win consecutive Australian Open titles since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Nye asks of his rapt coffee shop compatriots, some of whom nod and others who, relatably, shake their heads.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2024
The 12-track project is lined with guest features — an array of contributors such as Detroit compatriots Phat Kat, Karriem Riggins and Drey Skonie, along with far-ranging friends like England’s Abstract Orchestra and jazz pianist Robert Glasper.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 19 May 2024
In his manifesto, however, Roof offered perhaps an even more direct nod to his postbellum compatriots.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Crowd favorite Fowler, 35, is still chasing his first major title after a string of runner-up finishes, including missing out by just one stroke to American compatriot Patrick Reed at Augusta National in 2019.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
If Hutchinson is a new connection, Ron E. Beck, who joins Carol and Warner on June 13, is an old compatriot from her days singing R&B in Oakland in the late 1960s.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Soundgarden’s major label debut for A&M Records came at an awkward time when their sound was a little too dark for mainstream hard rock, but future Seattle compatriots Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Alice in Chains hadn’t yet primed alternative radio for something heavier.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2024
Sabalenka will set her sights on becoming the first woman to win consecutive Australian Open titles since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2012 and 2013.
—Reuters, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024
Nye asks of his rapt coffee shop compatriots, some of whom nod and others who, relatably, shake their heads.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Compatriot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compatriot. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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compatriot
noun
com·pa·tri·ot
kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət
käm-,
-trē-ˌät
: a person from one's own country : countryman
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