countryman

noun coun·try·man \ ˈkən-trē-mən , sense 3 often -ˌman \

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Examples: countryman in a Sentence

Definition of countryman

1 : an inhabitant or native of a specified country

2 : compatriot

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

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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 of countryman from the Web

Iranian fans later flooded Ronaldo’s social media channels apologizing for the behavior of their countrymen in Russia.

— mauricio savarese, The Seattle Times, "Iranian fans attempt to disrupt Portugal’s sleep at hotel," 25 June 2018
But Reagan clung fast to it, against the ridicule of his countrymen and the strenuous objections of Mr. Gorbachev.

— roger kimball, WSJ, "When Reagan Met Lenin," 30 May 2018
On social media, German viewers voiced outrage and apologized to the group on behalf of their countrymen and women.

— rick noack, Washington Post, "Black customers were thrown out of KFC in Berlin over ‘vandalism.’ They say all they did was ‘laugh’ loudly.," 24 May 2018
After Hanley Ramirez's hard line drive to right field was caught to end a 1-2-3 first inning, Colon walked up to his countryman and former teammate — at this point, who isn't a former Colon teammate? — and Ramirez gave him a bear hug.

— jeff wilson, star-telegram, "Even when Colon can't rescue Rangers, it's must-click material | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 4 May 2018
On a conference call with reporters Thursday, Kruger said that Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson — his countryman and Blackhawks teammate from 2010-17 — called him as soon as the news of the trade broke.

— richard morin, azcentral, "Coyotes acquire Marcus Kruger, third-round pick for Jordan Martinook, fourth-rounder," 3 May 2018
Ohtani struck out twice and walked against his fellow countryman, the two facing each other for the first time as big-leaguers.

— jeff miller, latimes.com, "Yankees pitcher outshines fellow Japanese countryman, Shohei Ohtani, in Angels loss," 27 May 2018
Italian-Americans especially were enraged, and refused to let go of the centuries-old ingrained narrative that their countryman Columbus did something unprecedented.

— susan dunne, courant.com, "Viking Artifacts, Vinland Map On Display At Mystic Seaport," 22 May 2018
Sixty-three million of Donald Trump’s countrymen voted for him.

— alex beam, BostonGlobe.com, "Stephen Greenblatt’s ‘Tyrant’ joins this year’s crop of hate reads," 2 May 2018

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