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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
Fellow attacker Akram Afif fell to his knees in both joy and disbelief after the final whistle blew, taking in the roars coming from his countrymen who had made the long trip to the United States.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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.
—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
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countrymen
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Nielsen said his compatriots would not be so easily wooed.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
23 May 2026
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Nemes doesn’t even do much speculating about who might have betrayed Moulin and his compatriots, which remains a matter of some debate in France.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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This misconception originated from an early estimate by historian Gregory Clark, who initially proposed that peasants labored only 150 days a year.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Nov. 2025
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And all the while, there’s always another rousing patriotic song for the peasants to sing.—
Will Tizard,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Smiling citizens and permanent residents wave American flags proudly holding up their documents, thanking Leal for his services.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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From the time of William Penn to the Civil War, Franklin said the film highlights the story of African Americans fighting for the right to become citizens in Philadelphia, and spotlighting their lasting impact ahead of America's 250th birthday.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Authorities said that earlier investigations revealed that two mountaineers vanished in the same area in November 1994.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
18 Nov. 2025
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After receiving a report from the mountaineers, officers reached the site by helicopter to collect the remains and personal effects from the Ober Gabelhorn glacier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Bunch of virtue signaling clowns!—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The tumbles and trust falls might start to scare you, but this is hardly these clowns’ first rodeo.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
Noun
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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 17 Jun. 2026.
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