compatriot
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Definition of compatriot
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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Somebody from one's own country.
“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.”
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noun
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Somebody from one's own country.
“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.”
adj
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Of the same country; especially, being countrymen and having a common sentiment of patriotism.
“She [Britain] rears to Freedom an undaunted Race: / Compatriot zealous, hoſpitable, kind, […]”
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Etymology
Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.
Words you can make from compatriot
200+ playable · top: IMPACTOR (14 pts)
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20 words6-letter words
24 words- IMPACT 12 pts
- ARMPIT 10 pts
- ATOMIC 10 pts
- ATOPIC 10 pts
- CAPTOR 10 pts
- CARTOP 10 pts
- IMPART 10 pts
- IMPORT 10 pts
- MATRIC 10 pts
- OCTOPI 10 pts
- OOMIAC 10 pts
- OPTIMA 10 pts
- PICARO 10 pts
- PTOTIC 10 pts
- TIPCAT 10 pts
- TOMCAT 10 pts
- TROPIC 10 pts
- AORTIC 8 pts
- COTTAR 8 pts
- OCTROI 8 pts
- PATOOT 8 pts
- POTATO 8 pts
- TOMATO 8 pts
- TRICOT 8 pts
5-letter words
57 words- CAMPI 11 pts
- CAMPO 11 pts
- COMPO 11 pts
- COMPT 11 pts
- CRAMP 11 pts
- CRIMP 11 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- CAPRI 9 pts
- CAROM 9 pts
- CARPI 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- COOPT 9 pts
- COPRA 9 pts
- IMPRO 9 pts
- MACRO 9 pts
- MICRA 9 pts
- MICRO 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PRIMA 9 pts
- PRIMO 9 pts
- PROMO 9 pts
- TOPIC 9 pts
- TRAMP 9 pts
- TROMP 9 pts
- ACTOR 7 pts
- AMORT 7 pts
- AMRIT 7 pts
- APORT 7 pts
- ATRIP 7 pts
- ATTIC 7 pts
- COATI 7 pts
- CORIA 7 pts
- COTTA 7 pts
- MOIRA 7 pts
- MOTOR 7 pts
- MOTTO 7 pts
- PATIO 7 pts
- PITOT 7 pts
- PITTA 7 pts
- POORI 7 pts
- POTTO 7 pts
- TACIT 7 pts
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- TAROC 7 pts
- TOPOI 7 pts
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- TRACT 7 pts
- TRAPT 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TROOP 7 pts
- OTTAR 5 pts
- RATIO 5 pts
- TAROT 5 pts
- TOROT 5 pts
- TORTA 5 pts
- TRAIT 5 pts
4-letter words
97 words- CAMP 10 pts
- COMP 10 pts
- CAMI 8 pts
- CAMO 8 pts
- CAPO 8 pts
- CARP 8 pts
- COMA 8 pts
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- CROP 8 pts
- MARC 8 pts
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- PACT 8 pts
- PICA 8 pts
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- PRAM 8 pts
- PRIM 8 pts
- PROM 8 pts
- RAMP 8 pts
- ROMP 8 pts
- TAMP 8 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- AMIR 6 pts
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- ATOM 6 pts
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- CART 6 pts
- CIAO 6 pts
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- MORT 6 pts
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- PITA 6 pts
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- PORT 6 pts
- PRAO 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- PROA 6 pts
- RAMI 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- ROAM 6 pts
- ROOM 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
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- TRAM 6 pts
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- TRIP 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- IOTA 4 pts
- OTTO 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TART 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
- TOIT 4 pts
- TOOT 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORI 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
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