compatriot
/kəmˈpatrɪət
/ /kəmˈpeɪtrɪət/noun
A fellow citizen or national of a country: Stich defeated his compatriot Boris Becker in the quarter-finals...
- Currently, he has come back to his home country to help boost the national spirit of his compatriots.
- The two losers got to follow in the footsteps of their fellow compatriots by walking the plank.
- I can't claim to be a socialist if I'm not prepared to help my fellow compatriot when I can.
Synonyms
fellow countryman, fellow countrywoman, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, fellow national
Origin
Late 16th century: from French compatriote, from late Latin compatriota (translating Greek sumpatriōtēs), from com- 'together with' + patriota (see patriot).
Rhymes
- ripple pony cloth
- rippler
- ripple sole
- ripple-soled
- ripple stitch
- ripplet
- ripple-through
- ripple-through counter
- ripple ware
- rippling comb
- rippling machine
- ripply
- riprap
- ripresa
- rip-roaring
- rip-roaringly
- riproarious
- riproariously
- riprorious
- ripsaw
- ripsawing
- ripsnort
- ripsnorter
- ripsnorting
- ripsnortingly