com ‧ pat ‧ ri ‧ ot /kəmˈpætriət $ -ˈpeɪt-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: compatriote , from Late Latin , from Latin com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + Late Latin patriota ( , ↑ patriot ) ]
someone who was born in or is a citizen of the same country as someone else SYN countryman
sb’s compatriot
Schmidt defeated his compatriot Hausmann in the quarter final.