countryman

/ˈkʌntrimən/
/ˈkʌntrimən/
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Other forms: countrymen

Definitions of countryman
  1. noun
    a man from your own country
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    type of:
    compatriot
    a person from your own country
  2. noun
    a man who lives in the country and has country ways
    synonyms: ruralist
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    examples:
    Philemon
    (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
    type of:
    rustic
    an unsophisticated country person
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