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
Now 39, Horford embraces his role as a mentor for his younger countrymen and those coming from the rest of Latin America.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The American crowd—perhaps, in part, because so few of their countrymen and women have risen to the very top of the sport—are also renowned as knowledgeable fans of skiers from other nations.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, a rally was held at Lummus Park in Miami, where many Cubans expressed their desire to travel to Cuba and support their fellow countrymen.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Today, Hynes has nothing but praise for Tarasenko’s work with Yurov, and Kaprizov has nothing but respect for his countryman.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
The American crowd—perhaps, in part, because so few of their countrymen and women have risen to the very top of the sport—are also renowned as knowledgeable fans of skiers from other nations.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, a rally was held at Lummus Park in Miami, where many Cubans expressed their desire to travel to Cuba and support their fellow countrymen.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Today, Hynes has nothing but praise for Tarasenko’s work with Yurov, and Kaprizov has nothing but respect for his countryman.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryman
Noun
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Rasmus Køstner left behind his Danish compatriots to step in as Brazil’s new flight controller.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Park will be among those judging his compatriot’s entry, as the Korean maestro was named Cannes’ 2026 jury president earlier this year.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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His paternal grandparents were peasants in Transylvania; his maternal grandparents were also peasants, and his grandmother was illiterate.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Like my own personal Cinderella moment, I’ve been turned from a peasant into a princess.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Ismael Ox became an American citizen in 2025.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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By blending cinematic storytelling with participatory elements on social media, the campaign has garnered more than 150 million views and fostered a grassroots movement, empowering farmers and citizens alike to explore and support climate-positive agriculture.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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So a bunch of hicks from Topeka were left up to our own devices of going down to Robert Hall and finding something that might be kind of cool.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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Which is to say, this isn’t the story of a greedy, materialistic man who suffers a crisis of conscience while trying to pry a priceless treasure away from an uneducated hick who doesn’t know any better.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 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
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Marlowe, the son of a poor Canterbury cobbler, and Shakespeare, the son of a Stratford glover and alderman, were both unlikely artistic geniuses, provincials in a nation in which social class was rigidly fixed.—
Heller McAlpin,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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Miller’s traveling salesman is here something of a sad clown running out of gas.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tasked to play the foil to McKellen’s clown, Coel comes off stiff.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Part of his way of taking it yokel — besides bringing in Foo Fighter Rami Jaffee on accordion and Willie Aron blowing harmonica — was to add a previously unheard yodel to the chorus.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
27 Oct. 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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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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