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
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.
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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
Ukrainian nationalist sentiment is at an all-time high, and the country’s leaders have cast their countrymen’s courageous fight against Russian imperialism as a longing to join Europe.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
Billy Howle plays a Dutch official who begins investigating several of his countrymen’s disappearances, leading him into the murderer’s orbit.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The two countrymen crossed paths early this season when Bal scored 23 points while helping the Broncos to an 89-77 win at Stanford.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
That’s the style of Venezuelan countryman Ronald Acuña, Jr., who won unanimous National League MVP honors last season with the Atlanta Braves.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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
Ukrainian nationalist sentiment is at an all-time high, and the country’s leaders have cast their countrymen’s courageous fight against Russian imperialism as a longing to join Europe.
—Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024
Billy Howle plays a Dutch official who begins investigating several of his countrymen’s disappearances, leading him into the murderer’s orbit.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024
The two countrymen crossed paths early this season when Bal scored 23 points while helping the Broncos to an 89-77 win at Stanford.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
That’s the style of Venezuelan countryman Ronald Acuña, Jr., who won unanimous National League MVP honors last season with the Atlanta Braves.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryman. Accessed 2 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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