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 of countryman

• compatriot
• citizen
• 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 the sight of his countrymen parading around his home office wearing shiny new gold medals conjured up some good memories for Brodin. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2026

Irasel Carpavirez, 50, a former lawyer, celebrated on Saturday at El Arepazo, the Venezuelan restaurant in Doral, alongside hundreds of her countrymen. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026

Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello urged calm and called on his countrymen to trust in the country’s leadership following the apparent capture of President Nicolás Maduro. —Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026

Hughes had assists on both tallies of Danila Yurov’s first career two-goal game and assisted on one goal each by Yurov’s Russian countrymen Kirill Kaprizov and Yakov Trenin. —Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026

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