countryman
[kuhn-tree-muh n]
- a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
- a native or inhabitant of a particular region.
- a person who lives in the country.
- an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural area; rustic.
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Origin of countryman
Synonyms
See more synonyms for countryman on Thesaurus.com1. compatriot, fellow citizen, landsman. 3. rustic, farmer, peasant.
Antonyms
1. foreigner.
Usage note
See -man.
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Examples from the Web for countrymen
Contemporary Examples
So, as far as Mexican officials like Peña Nieto are concerned, the goal is to keep their countrymen here — and keep them happy.
One group of British-born recruits to the so-called “Islamic State” has killed two Americans and one of their own countrymen.
Most countries take a special interest in their countrymen abroad.
To them, their countrymen who aligned themselves with the Kremlin qualified for that term.
Long before my countrymen went to the streets in a peaceful protest calling for freedom.
Historical Examples
I acknowledge my obligations to the masses of my countrymen, and to them alone.
To how many thousands of our countrymen has it proved a benefit?
His countrymen were the first to press steam into the active service of mankind.
They are asked to fight against their countrymen and co-religionists.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
But that is not so astonishing as those servant girls, or our own countrymen, said Johnson.
The Field of IceJules Verne
countryman
- a person who lives in the country
- a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase fellow countryman)
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Word Origin and History for countrymen
countryman
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