1
as in compatriot
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France
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as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature
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Recent Examples of countryman
Based on screenwriter Ben Shattuck’s short story of the same name, the film follows two men who fall in love at the Boston Music Conservatory—and reconnect after the war ends, traveling through rural Maine to record the folk songs of their fellow countrymen.
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Danish filmmaker-producer Per Holst, who worked with fellow auteurs and countrymen Lars von Trier, Nils Malmros and Bille August, has died at the age of 86.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
As his Leeds United manager and countryman Daniel Farke said on Monday night, Germany caps are not won in the lottery.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Correa joined a Tigres team that includes countrymen Nahuel Guzman, Juan Brunetta and Nicolas Ibanez.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
Danish filmmaker-producer Per Holst, who worked with fellow auteurs and countrymen Lars von Trier, Nils Malmros and Bille August, has died at the age of 86.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025
As his Leeds United manager and countryman Daniel Farke said on Monday night, Germany caps are not won in the lottery.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Correa joined a Tigres team that includes countrymen Nahuel Guzman, Juan Brunetta and Nicolas Ibanez.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryman
Noun
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Nani was an exciting, skillful winger, and in the early part of his career in England, a one-time housemate of storied compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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The new queen was crowned by Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024, Geyssell García, after competing with 12 compatriots who represented the departments and autonomous regions of the country.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her character is a peasant who, around the midway mark, gives an inspiring speech to her granddaughter, Afra (Wardi Eilabuni).—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Slaves, serfs, peasants, and wage workers mostly understood that what was being struck was a hammer blow on their behalf.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Can the president lower the flags for a private citizen?—
James Powel,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The story began moving in the other direction when Kaw Nation citizen James Pepper Henry visited the Sacred Red Rock in the 1990s, vowing one day bring the Stone home to the Kanza people.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Without so many of the fears, complexes, and prejudices hick shaped us in the ‘90s and the ‘00s.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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Sorrentino may also be exorcising some conflicting feelings about his birthplace, which is portrayed as a vulgar, crude place populated by crooks and hicks and photographed like its paradise.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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Several vessels collided, terrifying the uninitiated landsmen on board.—
David Grann,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2023
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Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
17 June 2022
Noun
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Sanders is a Catholic priest and former Augustinian provincial in California and lives in the Augustinian community in North Park.—
Gary Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The same year, he was appointed as a provincial for the order.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nothing sends chills down your spine like evil clowns, undead monsters and a filthy car.—
Charlie Vargas,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Someone should be impeaching this Laporta clown.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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It was adapted into a huge hit movie starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray, but the breakout characters were local yokels Ma and Pa Kettle, who went on to star in eight spinoff movies.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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To the yokel who makes his donations in cash and is proud of himself for knowing what LEO stands for.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2025
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryman. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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