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as in compatriots
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 peasants
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 countrymen
More than 10,000 miles after beginning their journey, three Argentine cyclists arrived safely in Kansas City to celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup experience with their countrymen.
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Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Murray did play alongside Gilgeous-Alexander and his other countrymen in 2024, when Canada went to the Paris Olympics with gold medal ambitions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Unlike many of his countrymen who had family show them how to play the game, Ramírez was raised in a household that wasn’t obsessed with the sport — in fact, none of his immediate family members played.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Rahm is at a loss to explain the lone missing major title for Spain, considering the talent of his countrymen.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
The Blues are ushering in new general manager Alexander Steen, who is Swedish, and reporters have already joked with him about the club adding several of his countrymen to the roster.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 6 May 2026
The air campaign was short, Libyan leader and longtime thorn in the side of Washington Moammar Gadhafi was dead within eight months – killed by his own countrymen.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Like many of his countrymen, the young Afghan crossed into EU-member Poland from Belarus and managed to reach Germany, where he was arrested and then returned to Poland to have his asylum request assessed under EU laws.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Hernandez was released from CECOT and sent to Venezulea along with 252 of his fellow countrymen in July 2025.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Murray did play alongside Gilgeous-Alexander and his other countrymen in 2024, when Canada went to the Paris Olympics with gold medal ambitions.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Unlike many of his countrymen who had family show them how to play the game, Ramírez was raised in a household that wasn’t obsessed with the sport — in fact, none of his immediate family members played.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Rahm is at a loss to explain the lone missing major title for Spain, considering the talent of his countrymen.
—CBS News, 12 May 2026
The Blues are ushering in new general manager Alexander Steen, who is Swedish, and reporters have already joked with him about the club adding several of his countrymen to the roster.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 6 May 2026
The air campaign was short, Libyan leader and longtime thorn in the side of Washington Moammar Gadhafi was dead within eight months – killed by his own countrymen.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Like many of his countrymen, the young Afghan crossed into EU-member Poland from Belarus and managed to reach Germany, where he was arrested and then returned to Poland to have his asylum request assessed under EU laws.
—ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Hernandez was released from CECOT and sent to Venezulea along with 252 of his fellow countrymen in July 2025.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countrymen
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Instead, the comparisons are with Solo, lauded as the first true Star Wars flop, earning, at best, 40% of its compatriots with a $392 million haul.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Czech compatriots Radek Štěpánek and Nicole Vaidišová have a long history.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The painting shows a lush, verdant Italian landscape, whose richness allows even peasants to enjoy leisurely strolls along its paths.—
Tyler Green,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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And that was to inspire, raise, and command armies of European Christians, including kings, commoners and peasants, to invade the Holy Land and free it from Muslim occupation.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Analysts say not enough is being done by the government to protect its citizens, despite promises by President Bola Tinubu to curb the crisis.—
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The fair’s ceremony—usually with around 50 new citizens—feels especially intimate.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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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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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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The film follows both the mountaineers caught in the storm and the rescue teams racing against time to save them.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Western climbers have declined due to rising travel costs and geopolitical tensions, but Asian mountaineers have surged this season after China shuttered its route to the peak.—
Binaj Gurubacharya,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Grotesque sea hags, killer clowns, demonic self-help books and more plague the town and its mayor, Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2026
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The four paintings are Joan Miró’s Composition (1953), Maurice Utrillo’s Maison de rendez-vous de chasse de Henri IV, rue Saint-Vincent, Montmartre (1934), Balthus’s Etude pour femme couchée (1948), and Pablo Picasso’s L’Ecuyere et les clowns (1961).—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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It was left to the feds in Boston to arrest Farwell, after Meatball’s local yokels adamantly refused to do anything other than try to broom the crime by one of their own.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Countrymen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countrymen. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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