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countryman Definition

country·man (kun′trē mən)

noun pl. -·men-mən

  1. a man who lives in the country
  2. a person of one's own country; compatriot

countryman Synonyms

countryman

n.

  1. A compatriot

    fellow citizen, national, kinsman; see citizen, compatriot.

  2. A man living in the country

    rustic, bucolic, farmer, rancher, agriculturist, farm laborer, rural laborer, farm help, farm hand, country person, farm vote, backwoodsman, provincial, rube*, hayseed*, hick*, yokel*, hillbilly*, redneck*; see also boor, farmer, peasant.

countryman Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • meet: First I met some excellent fellow countrymen who were in the same plight.
  • play: Not for the first time in recent events he will be playing fellow countryman James Willstrop in a crucial match.
  • have: Rupert loved having a countryman to ease the loneliness of being a stranger in a strange land.
  • catch: Despite his pace, Gjedde was unable to catch fellow countrymen Jensen out front.
  • become: Become a countryman Two weeks a year. * In Cotswold, The future is pure investment.

Preposition: at

heart: He has all these wonderful quotations from Baldwin saying the Englishman was a countryman at heart.

Converse of subject

  • wear: The smock mill derived its name from the now obsolete smock worn by countrymen.
  • join: Originally released in New Zealand last year, Lowe is joined by countryman Hamish Clark and English producer and vocalist, Andy Lovegrove.
  • take: In the second-string department, highly-rated Swede Sebastian Alden fills one position, with the other taken by fellow countryman Davidsson.

Adjective modifier

  • fellow: On his fellow countrymen coming over to watch him play I saw a lot of French people coming to see me.
  • own: Nobody believes what he says, not even his own countrymen.
  • old: Non-fiction Country life Martin, Brian P. Tales of the old countrymen.
  • young: The world number two had held off the challenge of his younger countryman Gregory Gaultier 3/1, admitting to feeling tense at times.
  • true: It is the lifelong ambition of the true countryman to be part of this Utopian whole.
  • illustrious: The world number two will be hoping for a similar outcome this Sunday to that enjoyed by his illustrious countryman over fifty years ago.

Noun used with modifier

fellow: Ciego de Avila, September 29, 2001 Fellow countrymen: A peaceful solution would still be possible.

Preposition: of

mine: Not only sold, but sold to some mysterious countryman of mine.