compatriot

plural compatriots

1. Somebody from one's own country.

   the distrust with which they felt themselves to be regarded by their compatriots in America

   1858, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England

   2 more examples

   And this, perhaps, might have been anticipated; for, as varieties, in order to become in any degree permanent, necessarily have to struggle with the other inhabitants of the country, the species which are already dominant will be the most likely to yield offspring which, though in some slight degree modified, will still inherit those advantages that enabled their parents to become dominant over their compatriots.

   1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species

   However Russian Pavlyuchenko stunned his compatriots with an unstoppable 25-yard drive into the top corner.

   2011 October 20, Jamie Lillywhite, “Tottenham 1 - 0 Rubin Kazan”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2025

   Synonyms: fellow citizen, countryperson

comparative more compatriot · superlative most compatriot

1. Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.

   She [Britain] rears to Freedom an undaunted Race: / Compatriot zealous, hoſpitable, kind, […]

   1736, [James] Thomson, The Prospect: Being the Fifth Part of Liberty. A Poem, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, page 8, lines 71–72