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
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Fans from places like the United States, Great Britain, and Australia looked past their own countrymen to pull for either the graceful Swiss artiste or the swashbuckling Spaniard.
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Vinicius was considered the favourite to become his first countryman since Kaka in 2007 to win football's highest individual accolade for the best male player.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
And Damon handles it just right, giving us an ordinary soldier who didn’t ask for this special treatment and would rather fight alongside his countrymen than be shipped home.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
For Atlético, the player to watch is Simeone’s countryman Julián Álvarez, who transferred this season from Man City for about $104 million.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
Vinicius was considered the favourite to become his first countryman since Kaka in 2007 to win football's highest individual accolade for the best male player.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
And Damon handles it just right, giving us an ordinary soldier who didn’t ask for this special treatment and would rather fight alongside his countrymen than be shipped home.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
For Atlético, the player to watch is Simeone’s countryman Julián Álvarez, who transferred this season from Man City for about $104 million.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryman. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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