countrypeople

American  

[kuhn-tree-pee-puhl] / ˈkʌn triˌpi pəl /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. countryfolk.

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Etymology

Origin of countrypeople

First recorded in 1570–80; country + people

Example Sentences

Mr O'Marde says some of his countrypeople want to visit the country because of the pan-African leanings of its leader, Ibrahim Traoré.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

Who, for example, could imagine the Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse or George Washington, first in the hearts of his countrypeople?

From Time Magazine Archive

I don't wish to drag you into it against your will, but Oliveta lives there among her countrypeople.

From The Net by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

She was quite angry with me for mentioning it, but because she is an American of whom her countrypeople have every reason to be proud, I am going to tell about it again.

From Italy at War and the Allies in the West by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)

And the worst of it is my countrypeople seem to think it's the smart thing to go to them, which they do most indiscriminately.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 5, 1919 by Various