countryman
noun
coun·try·man
ˈkən-trē-mən 
sense 3 often -ˌman
Examples of countryman in a Sentence
met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France
though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature
Recent Examples on the Web
Leading his fellow countrymen, Tell embarks on a courageous rebellion, seeking to defend their liberty and stand against the tyrannical forces that seek to subjugate them.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 May 2024
The first Swedish bank to set up shop in Switzerland, SEB follows a raft of Norwegian rivals that are flocking to the country in the footsteps of their rich countrymen, many of whom have left their homeland following changes to taxes on wealth.
—Love Liman, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024
Even President Emmanuel Macron described his fellow countrymen as resistant to change, much of the ire of those fellow countrymen—and countrywomen.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
Brazilian Eduardo Kobra was 19, and already a veteran street artist when countryman and three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna crashed and died at Imola in 1994.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Rylance won an Oscar as mild-mannered minor agent Rudolf Abel, while Hanks (as real-life lawyer James B. Donovan) endures mounting suspicion for maintaining supposedly sacred American principles, facing career setbacks and death threats from his own countrymen.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
The exclamation, a reference to a fellow countryman, drew a smile from the official.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Matsui said a big part of his decision to sign with San Diego was that countryman Yu Darvish is the Padres' ace.
—Bernie Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
Overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Franklin charmed a foreign nation, convinced an absolute monarch to fund a war for liberty, held off his own bitter countrymen (like John Adams), and forged a defensive pact that brought France (and most importantly their navy) into the war.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 May 2024
The first Swedish bank to set up shop in Switzerland, SEB follows a raft of Norwegian rivals that are flocking to the country in the footsteps of their rich countrymen, many of whom have left their homeland following changes to taxes on wealth.
—Love Liman, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024
Even President Emmanuel Macron described his fellow countrymen as resistant to change, much of the ire of those fellow countrymen—and countrywomen.
—Vivian Song, Robb Report, 4 May 2024
Brazilian Eduardo Kobra was 19, and already a veteran street artist when countryman and three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna crashed and died at Imola in 1994.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Rylance won an Oscar as mild-mannered minor agent Rudolf Abel, while Hanks (as real-life lawyer James B. Donovan) endures mounting suspicion for maintaining supposedly sacred American principles, facing career setbacks and death threats from his own countrymen.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
The exclamation, a reference to a fellow countryman, drew a smile from the official.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Matsui said a big part of his decision to sign with San Diego was that countryman Yu Darvish is the Padres' ace.
—Bernie Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
Overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Franklin charmed a foreign nation, convinced an absolute monarch to fund a war for liberty, held off his own bitter countrymen (like John Adams), and forged a defensive pact that brought France (and most importantly their navy) into the war.
—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryman. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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countryman
noun
coun·try·man
ˈkən-trē-mən
sense 3 is often -ˌman
1
: a person born or living in a particular country
2
: a person born or living in the same country as another
3
: one living in the country or marked by country ways : rustic
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