COMPATRIOT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

compatriot

noun

kəm-ˈpā-trē-ət

Definition of compatriot

as in countryman

a person living in or originally from the same country as another an appeal to all of his compatriots to come to their country's aid in its hour of need

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as in associate

a person frequently seen in the company of another doesn't indulge in the lavish lifestyle of his compatriots in the movie business

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Recent Examples of compatriot Hayter finished four seconds faster than compatriot Josh Tarling, who was racing just over a week after his younger brother Finlay Tarling was killed after being struck by a vehicle during the Volta a Portugal. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 Kygo remixed and released ‘Kygo Jo’ during the World Cup as a promise to his compatriot Haaland, whose fame reached a new level during the World Cup. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 On the other end, Unai Simón faced even less pressure from the Argentina attack, as Spain’s strong defense continued against Lionel Messi and his compatriots. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 In 2010, Germany’s Thomas Müller won with only five, just as his compatriot Miroslav Klose won with five in 2006. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for compatriot

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Noun

He’s particularly drawn to episodes that are discomforting for his countrymen—the Dreyfus Affair, and, a recent obsession, French accommodation in Nazi rule during the Occupation, a national embarrassment that was long passed over in silence.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Now, after entering its 20th week at Number One, the track has cruised past her fellow countrymen and is the second longest-running Number One single in Billboard Hot 100 history.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of countryman

Noun

State health authorities who have been fighting the opioid crisis for decades are still surprised by the drop, said Evan Gumas, a senior research associate at the Commonwealth Fund.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Well, this elevated me in Wendell’s eyes from solicitous writer/actor/film associate to a person who works with his/her hands to craft furniture and other heroic implements from wood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of associate

Noun

Zelensky said a care home for elderly citizens and people living with disabilities was among the dozens of building damaged in the latest attack, and that more than 300 emergency services personnel were responding at the scene.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Experts have cautioned that Iran’s repressive regime is unlikely to be swayed by the suffering of ordinary citizens and is prepared to wait out economic hardship longer than Americans can endure high gas prices.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of citizen

Noun

Brand fans have spotted the pieces on everyone from colleagues to Hailey Bieber and Taylor Swift, and Dorsey is now an eight-figure business, according to the company.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
My Sun colleagues back at the paper’s Fleet Street office had just discovered that Jagger was planning to reunite with Hall, the glamorous cover girl and catwalk star, in Paris.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of colleague

Noun

Dozens of Americans were reported missing by Nepal's tourism board as part of hundreds of foreign nationals who were in the area at the time of the flood.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Over 10,000 people have been rescued from the regions, including over 323 foreign nationals.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of national

Noun

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley estended her condolences to victim’s friends and family.

— Elgin Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
More messages arrived over Discord, X, WhatsApp, and even from a colleague who had been asked by a friend to see whether Fabian would correct his story to say that the explosion had been caused by interceptor fragments.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of friend

Noun

Then again, being that Vought has been pushing his buddy POTUS to back a federal incentive since May 2025 to little success until today, let’s see what the follow through here really is before anyone starts planning the parade.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
The committee would eventually disband without an answer, despite the fact that Selig had helped engineer the sale of the team in 2005 to Lew Wolff, an old University of Wisconsin frat buddy, and John Fisher.

— Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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