countryman
Americannoun
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countrymen
plural
noun
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a person who lives in the country
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a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase fellow countryman )
Gender
Is countryman gender-neutral? See -man.
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Etymology
Origin of countryman
First recorded in 1275–1325, countryman is from Middle English contre man. See country, man
Example Sentences
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The fight was at T-Mobile Arena, where Garcia won the crown in February with a unanimous decision victory over US countryman Mario Barrios.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
He revealed he received messages from a number of his future team-mates, including countryman Gabriel as well as fellow midfielder Declan Rice.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Alfonzo’s locker in the clubhouse is next to countryman Miguel Rojas’ stall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
And it seems unfair to leave out Alain Delon’s Italian “Zorro” of 1975, if only because his countryman Jean Dujardin is now making our hero available in French.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But that it was our countryman Roger Bacon who first discovered the verticity of it, or its property of pointing towards the pole, and this about 400 years since.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
He remained a hero to swathes of his countrymen, who saw in him the Serbian martial spirit and an echo of the past glories of their nation.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I saw no deep reflection on the sufferings of his countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The couple from Florida was nearing the end of a 10-day island-hop around Greece, one of their first without kids—and they had plenty of company from their countrymen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Those thoughts seem so strange to me now, now that Namontack has become my friend and Chief Powhatan has rescued us from cold and starvation, and the princess Pocahontas has treated us as her countrymen.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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