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Paint me surprised. This supposedly common meaning is absent from the main online dictionaries (Merriam-Webster, Word Reference, Free Online Dictionary) and my
by wazoox 16y ago
Paint me surprised. This supposedly common meaning is absent from the main online dictionaries (Merriam-Webster, Word Reference, Free Online Dictionary) and my paper one (Harrap's).
- joubert 16y agoIt is, however, in the Mac's built-in dictionary, which is The New Oxford American Dictionary.
- jackfoxy 16y agohttp://www.wordnik.com/words/compatriot http://www.wordnik.com/words/compatriot Second definition from American Heritage Dictionary: 2. A colleague.
- geuis 16y agoJust noticed this, it uses compatriots in the negative context I mentioned: http://www.slate.com/id/2292724/ http://www.slate.com/id/2292724/