3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[u^]n"tr[i^]-man), n.; pl. {Countrymen} (-men). 1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun. [1913 Webster] In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. --2 Cor. xi. 26. [1913 Webster] 3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer. [1913 Webster] A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: countryman n 1: a man from your own country 2: a man who lives in the country and has country ways From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 23 Moby Thesaurus words for "countryman": backwoodsman, bumpkin, clodhopper, clown, compatriot, congener, countrywoman, fellah, fellow citizen, fellow countryman, fellow townsman, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, hind, home towner, landsman, muzhik, paesano, paisano, peasant, peon, provincial
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