compatriot
/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "the distrust with which they felt themselves to be regarded by their compatriots in America"
- "However Russian Pavlyuchenko stunned his compatriots with an unstoppable 25-yard drive into the top corner."
- "She [Britain] rears to Freedom an undaunted Race: / Compatriot zealous, hoſpitable, kind, […]"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: compatriota