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coun⋅try⋅man

[kuhn-tree-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country.
2. a native or inhabitant of a particular region.
3. a person who lives in the country.
4. an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural area; rustic.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME contre man. See country, man 1


1. compatriot, fellow citizen, landsman. 3. rustic, farmer, peasant.


1. foreigner.


See -man.
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coun·try·man   (kŭn'trē-mən)   
n.  
  1. A person from one's own country; a compatriot.

  2. A native or inhabitant of a particular country.

  3. A man who lives in the country or has country ways.

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