kəmˈpā.trēət, -ēˌät also käm-, Brit usually -pa.-; usu -d.+V noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French compatriote, from Late Latin compatriota, from Latin com- + Late Latin patriota fellow countryman — more at patriot
1. : one of the same country : a fellow countryman
our Southern compatriots
2. : compeer , colleague