countryman

noun

coun·​try·​man ˈkən-trē-mən 

 sense 3 often  -ˌman

1

: an inhabitant or native of a specified country

2

: compatriot

3

: one living in the country or marked by country ways : rustic

Synonyms

• compatriot
• landsman

Examples of countryman in a Sentence

met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France

though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature

Recent Examples on the Web

That set up an All-American semifinal match between Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz, with the latter outlasting his countryman in five sets in an epic bout at Arthur Ashe Stadium. —Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024

Each team is based on the West Coast, presenting an advantage of proximity over Dallas, and has at least one Japanese star to help a rookie countryman make the transition: Yu Darvish on the Padres, and Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the Dodgers. —Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

Assad, who fled with his immediate family to Russia and was granted asylum by his longtime patron Vladimir Putin, was not around to see his countrymen embracing the HTS rebels who had, in a matter of days, taken over Syria. —Richard Engel, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024

If they are massively deported, Mexico could see tens of thousands of its countrymen and women deported home without jobs, no longer able to send the remittances that keep many Mexican households afloat. —Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

countryman

noun

coun·​try·​man ˈkən-trē-mən 

 sense 3 is often  -ˌman

1

: a person born or living in a particular country

2

: a person born or living in the same country as another

3

: one living in the country or marked by country ways : rustic