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

But other filmmakers, including Rasoulof’s friend and countryman Jafar Panahi, have released films without a mechanism for submission. —Jake Coyle, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

Panarin flung a puck past Tarasov shortly after New York killed off a penalty in the second period, then drew a tripping penalty on countryman Kirill Marchenko later in the frame. —Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025

Amis’s father, the novelist Kingsley Amis, was one of the twentieth century’s great chroniclers of his fellow countrymen. —Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

The results were not immediate, but some of the young players who arrived along with Campos in the summer of 2022 — among them his Portuguese countrymen Nuno Mendes (following a successful season-long loan) and Vitinha — would go on to become key performers under Luis Enrique. —Tom Williams, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for countryman

• countrymen

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