countryman

B2 Topic:People & Society

Also spelled country-man and countryrmen

US /ˈkʌntɹimən/ See IPA manual

Freq #32428

Meanings

1

noun
A person from your own country.

He felt proud when his fellow countryman won the gold medal.
2

noun
A man who lives in the countryside.

The old countryman knew every path through the woods.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person from your own... compatriotfellow citizen

2 noun · a man who lives in the... ruralist

Word family

Forms countrymen

Etymology

From country + -man.

Topics

People & Society

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