countryman
noun
coun·try·man
ˈkən-trē-mən 
sense 3 often -ˌman
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
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King Felipe of Spain also watched the match, presumably cheering on his countryman, Alcaraz.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
King Felipe of Spain was also spotted at the event, likely to support fellow countryman Alcaraz.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 13 July 2025
The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery in Munster was founded in 1952 by a group of Polish Discalced Carmelite friars who came to America after World War II to devote themselves to the pastoral care of their countrymen.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
In one instance, a boy who was safely returned previously, told officials that his mother had been killed in the war, he was then deported, and while in Russia, he was encouraged to join the Russian military to fight against his own countrymen, according to the Zelensky adviser.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
King Felipe of Spain was also spotted at the event, likely to support fellow countryman Alcaraz.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 13 July 2025
The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Monastery in Munster was founded in 1952 by a group of Polish Discalced Carmelite friars who came to America after World War II to devote themselves to the pastoral care of their countrymen.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
In one instance, a boy who was safely returned previously, told officials that his mother had been killed in the war, he was then deported, and while in Russia, he was encouraged to join the Russian military to fight against his own countrymen, according to the Zelensky adviser.
—Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for countryman
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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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
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