countryman

B2 Topic:People & Society

Also spelled country-man and countryrmen

US /ˈkʌntɹimən/
noun name Freq #32428

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person from your own country.

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

  2. 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.

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