countryman
[ kuhn-tree-muhn ]
/ ˈkʌn tri mən /
noun, plural coun·try·men.
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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- country-bred,
- country-dance,
- country-fried,
- countryfied,
- countryfolk,
- countrypeople,
- countryseat,
- countryside,
- countryside agency,
- countrywide
Origin of countryman
SYNONYMS FOR countryman
Usage note
See -man.
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countryman
/ (ˈkʌntrɪmən) /
noun plural -men
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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