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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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
De Zerbi identified his countryman as a target during his time in charge of Sassuolo several years ago when Tonali was playing in Serie A.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Philharmonic in a fresh study of his great countryman composer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
He noted the faces of the men and women following the dead countryman.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
The Algerians had the better music, but the Austrians were more committed—belting “I Am From Austria” for what felt like hours, swaths of my wife’s countrymen in full voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new decor, by comparison, suggests its countrymen eat cake.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
How Tereza’s exile helps her countrymen isn’t quite clear, but I suspect it starts with giving someone younger her house and her job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
While a nation isn’t merely an idea, it needs stories to hold its countrymen together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
But if Dvorak’s teaching methods raised eyebrows among his adopted countrymen, his own American compositions were to prove even more controversial.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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