compatriot
Same nation native
A compatriot is a person from the same country as oneself: She greeted her compatriots warmly when she spotted them abroad.
The word emphasizes shared national identity, often used when encountering fellow citizens in foreign contexts.
It can extend to people who share a cause or profession: his compatriots in the labor movement.
Person from same nation
- countrywomanFemale from same nation
- nativeOriginating from a place
- landsmanInexperienced crew member
- townsfolkResidents of a village
countryfolk · villager · indigene · denizen · inhabitant · resident · national · citizen
Supportive partner
- supporterOne who backs another
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
- brotherMale with shared parents
- sisterFemale sibling
confederate · collaborator · sympathizer · backer · advocate · champion · defender · partner
One prioritizing homeland interests
- flag-bearerPerson carrying ceremonial banner
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- homelandOne's native land
- motherlandOne's native country
fatherland · sovereignty · independence · heritage · anthem · tradition · customs · language
countryman
Person from same nation
- countrywomanFemale from same nation
- nativeOriginating from a place
- landsmanInexperienced crew member
townsfolk · countryfolk · villager · indigene · denizen · inhabitant · resident · national · citizen · kinsman
ally
Supportive partner
sister · confederate · collaborator · sympathizer · backer · advocate · champion · defender · partner · friend
nationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
- flag-bearerPerson carrying ceremonial banner
- loyalistFaithful supporter of authority
- homelandOne's native land
motherland · fatherland · sovereignty · independence · heritage · anthem · tradition · customs · language · identity
emigrant
Person resettling in another nation
immigrant · returnee · displaced · overseas · abroad · remittance · naturalized · passport · visa
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- countrymencountryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, national, native
- kindredkin, clan, tribe, relatives, family
- Patriotic Phrasesland of the free, home of the brave, stars and stripes, red white and blue, united we stand