countryman Definition
country·man (kun′trē mən)
noun pl. -·men-mən
- a man who lives in the country
- a person of one's own country; compatriot
countryman Synonyms
countryman
n.
A compatriot
fellow citizen, national, kinsman; see citizen, compatriot.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.
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