countryman

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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2
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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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryman. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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