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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
Koreans, angered by images of their countrymen shackled by ICE, may choose to play hardball and continue withholding their investments.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Hitler used hatred of Jews as a fulcrum around which to gain full and absolute control of his countrymen.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
The team also has a heavy Argentine influence with eight fellow countrymen whose careers Silvetti has followed.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Like Julius Caesar, Aeneas arrives on Italian soil with an army, and makes war on the native inhabitants—his own future countrymen.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Many Iranians who hate their government nonetheless cheered the end of the war, and decried the senseless death of their countrymen at the hands of a faraway government whose concern for Iranian life was open to doubt.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
However, one of his countrymen, Eddie Pepperell, recently cast some doubt on this.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Hitler used hatred of Jews as a fulcrum around which to gain full and absolute control of his countrymen.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
The team also has a heavy Argentine influence with eight fellow countrymen whose careers Silvetti has followed.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Like Julius Caesar, Aeneas arrives on Italian soil with an army, and makes war on the native inhabitants—his own future countrymen.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Many Iranians who hate their government nonetheless cheered the end of the war, and decried the senseless death of their countrymen at the hands of a faraway government whose concern for Iranian life was open to doubt.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
However, one of his countrymen, Eddie Pepperell, recently cast some doubt on this.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countrymen
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Unlike his more famous literary compatriots, Milan Kundera and Josef Skvorecky, Klima stuck around in Czechoslovakia, despite being forbidden from publishing for 20 years.—
Jonny Diamond,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hockey players aren’t known for being shy about fighting over different plays on the ice, but Wayne Gretzky and his current compatriots have learned not to come to blows.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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In those intervening 35 years, China had moved 800 million rural peasants — living in extreme poverty on US$2 a day — into city apartments and integrated them into the global economy.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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But the Shah’s failure to provide support to the peasants led to their farms failing, and sent waves of impoverished migrants to Tehran and other Iranian cities—many of whom would later fuel the 1979 revolution.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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The protests and rallies that took place in June saw thousands of citizens gather in Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Lenexa and Overland Park.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
12 Oct. 2025
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Currently, Russian citizens face extra hurdles applying for work visas in some European countries, with the Baltics and Poland effectively banning them.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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The incident highlights the risks the world’s highest peak poses for the ever-growing number of mountaineers, adventurers and tourists who flock there.—
Kaijing Xiao,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
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Nepal The climbing capital of the world, Nepal has been luring mountaineers for decades, including up the busy South Col route to the summit of Mount Everest.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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The biggest losers are the very citizens electing these clowns.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Countrymen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countrymen. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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