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countryman [ˈkʌntrɪmən] n pl -men
1. a person who lives in the country 2. a person from a particular country or from one's own country (esp in the phrase fellow countryman) countrywoman fem n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
countryman noun 1. compatriot, fellow citizen He beat his fellow countryman in the final. 2. yokel, farmer, peasant, provincial, hick (informal, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), rustic, swain, hillbilly, bucolic, country dweller, hayseed (U.S. & Canad. informal), clodhopper (informal), husbandman, cockie (N.Z.), (country) bumpkin He had the red face of a countryman. Translations countryman [ˈkʌntrɪmən] n (-men (pl)) (compatriot) → compatriota m, connazionale m; (country dweller) → campagnolo countryman [ˈkʌntrɪmən] n (-men (pl)) (compatriot) → compatriota m, connazionale m; (country dweller) → campagnolo How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But a Countryman who stood by said: "Call that a pig's squeak The next man he met was a countryman carrying a fine white goose. I have seen the low countryman in arms, and I have nought to say against him. |
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