noun
countryman
KUHNT-ree-muhn
noun
1
A person from the same country as the speaker; a fellow national.
"He was proud to meet a countryman while traveling abroad."
2
A man who lives in or is associated with the countryside.
"The old countryman knew every trail in the hills."
How to Use Countryman
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone from your own nation, or a man who lives rurally.
Word Forms
countrymen plural, Countrymans plural
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Etymology
From country + man.