compatriot Definition
com·pa·triot (kəm pā′trē ət)
adjective
of the same country
compatriot Related Forms
com·pa′·tri·ot·ism′ noun
compatriot Synonyms
compatriot
n.
compatriot Usage Examples
Converse of object
- face: David Palmer & Rachael Grinham took just 16 minutes to reach the semis, where they face compatriots Diane Desira & Cameron White.
- meet: Third seed Palmer is scheduled to meet compatriot Anthony Ricketts, the sixth seed, in the last eight.
- defeat: Darwish eased past John Williams in 27 minutes while Elborolossy took 36 minutes to defeat compatriot Muhammed Essam Hafiz.
- overcome: The 19-year-old from Pontefract in Yorkshire, seeded four, overcame experienced compatriot Paul Lord in the first round of the eight-man event.
- join: Then, last week saw the vice-president of the European Commission joining compatriots in Brussels in the national celebration of the summer solstice.
Converse of subject
join: Els is joined by compatriot Retief Goosen, with US-based Zimbabwean Nick Price also making a rare trip to European shores.
Adjective modifier
- fellow: And the gold rush continued as the baton was handed over to her fellow Welsh compatriots at the IPC Belgian European Trials.
- young: Generally, those left behind will be older adults, who are less mobile than their younger compatriots.
- old: One last Class 29 remained for many years among some older compatriots in the scrap line at Woodham's in Barry, South Wales.
- same: Then again she is the oldest by a long way now of course, all her same age compatriots are in school I assume.
- own: Among the victims were even some of our own compatriots from Taiwan.
- Danish: Fourth position overall was filled by Gjedde's Danish compatriot Mads Korneliussen, who spent the season'doubling-up ' from Premier League Newport.
Preposition: on
side: The exchanges between compatriots on the two sides of the Taiwan Straits have been increasing.
Modifies a noun
Noun used with modifier
age: Then again she is the oldest by a long way now of course, all her same age compatriots are in school I assume.
Browse dictionary entries near compatriot
- ‹ compatible
- ‹ compatibility
- ‹ compassionate
- ‹ compassion
- ‹ compass saw
- ‹ compass plant
- ‹ compass card
- ‹ compass
- ‹ compartmentalize
- ‹ compartment

