Both Uses of
compatriot
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- …"As I was saying; if Monsieur Manette had not died; if he had suddenly and silently disappeared; if he had been spirited away; if it had not been difficult to guess to what dreadful place, though no art could trace him; if he had an enemy in some compatriot who could exercise a privilege that I in my own time have known the boldest people afraid to speak of in a whisper, across the water there; for instance, the privilege of filling up blank forms for the consignment of any one to the…†
Chpt 1.4
- You know a compatriot who has found a Refuge there?†
Chpt 2.9 *
Definition:
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(compatriot) a person who belongs to the same group as you -- such as a fellow countryman, colleague at work, or friend