countryman

American  

[kuhn-tree-muhn] / ˈkʌn tri mən /

noun

countrymen plural

1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country.

   Synonyms:

   landsman, compatriot

   Antonyms:

   foreigner

2. a native or inhabitant of a particular region.

3. a person who lives in the country.

   Synonyms:

   peasant, farmer, rustic

4. an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural area; rustic.

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countryman British  

/ ˈkʌntrɪmən /

noun

1. a person who lives in the country

2. a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase fellow countryman )

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Gender

Is countryman gender-neutral? See -man.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• countrywoman
  noun

Inflected Forms

noun

• countrymen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of countryman

First recorded in 1275–1325, countryman is from Middle English contre man. See country, man

Example Sentences

Slot blocked out the noise, turning to his countryman Ryan Gravenberch, something of an under-achiever under Klopp, to take the "number 6" role designated for Zubimendi.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the Philharmonic in a fresh study of his great countryman composer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Dybala has had a difficult first campaign under Gian Piero Gasperini with familiar injury problems and the rise of countryman Matias Soule suggesting his time might be up in the Italian capital.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Xavi Simons has not gone out of his way to nail his fellow countryman but it is something so dangerous to do, absolutely a red card.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

I laugh at the ingenuity of my poor, trapped countryman.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

Related Words

• compatriot