compatriot

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpætrɪət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpeɪtriət/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pā′trē ət or, esp. Brit., -pa′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pa•tri•ot /kəmˈpeɪtriət/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country;
    fellow citizen.
See -patr-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pa•tri•ot  (kəm pā′trē ət or, esp. Brit., -pa′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country; fellow countryman or countrywoman.

adj. 
  1. of the same country.
  • Late Latin compatriōta. See com-, patriot
  • 1605–15
com•pa•tri•ot•ic  (kəm pā′trē ot′ik or, esp. Brit., -pa′-),USA pronunciation adj.  com•pa′tri•ot•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
compatriot /kəmˈpætrɪət/ n
  1. a person from one's own country
Etymology: 17th Century: from French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriōta; see patriotcomˌpatriˈotic adj
'compatriot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
countryman - friend - landsman - paisano
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