Countryman
['kʌntrɪmən]
Definition
(noun.) a man from your own country.
(noun.) a man who lives in the country and has country ways.
Checked by Clifton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An inhabitant or native of a region.
(n.) One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun.
(n.) One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Compatriot.[2]. Rustic, peasant, swain, farmer, husbandman, clown, hind, bumpkin, boor, lout.
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Examples
- We give him the honour of this without hesitation, although the English have claimed it for their countryman, Dr. Watson. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- He was buried in the church of Santa Croce, the Pantheon of Florence, under the same roof with his great fellow countryman, Michael Angelo. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In this emergency it naturally occurred to my mind that a countryman of his own, on whom I could rely, might be the fittest person to help me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He is a countryman of yours--his name is Count Fosco. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- To this spot, the man bearing the appearance of a countryman, hastened unobserved; and after a moment's survey of the place, he began to descend. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- And I speak to a countryman? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This love of a partner cannot proceed from the relation or connexion betwixt us; in the same manner as I love a brother or countryman. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- His final method of taking his vows marks him the countryman of Don Quixote. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His fellow countryman and contemporary, Prof. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- As countryman was wont to meet countryman in distant lands, did we greet our visitors on their landing, with outstretched hands and gladsome welcome. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And, translating the word yokel for the benefit of the ladies, I apprehend your meaning to be, that this attempt was not made by a countryman? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I entreat you to observe that I have come here voluntarily, in response to that written appeal of a fellow-countryman which lies before you. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Did we forget and did they forget his immortal friend and countryman, Rossini? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It was a lady on horseback, accompanied by a countryman as a guide. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- In 1800, Meares, his countryman, tried to adapt shears. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- You know the character which is given to my countrymen by the English? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I do so love to see one of my countrymen. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I must do, to live, what others of my countrymen, even with nobility at their backs, may have to do some day--work. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- For he assured me, that if the secret should be discovered by my countrymen the Dutch, they would cut my throat in the voyage. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Your moral clap-traps have an excellent effect in England--keep them for yourself and your own countrymen, if you please. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- At this period the name and exploits of one of my countrymen filled the world with admiration. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I would go to America, and see, and learn, and return to the Campagna and stand before my countrymen an illustrious discoverer. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His conduct, in this situation, was such as rendered him still more dear to his countrymen. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Allston took him to England, and there introduced him to Benjamin West, the dean of painters and a man who was always eager to aid young countrymen of his who planned to follow his career. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- But let me, it is my last entreaty, let me in the praises of his countrymen and the prosperity of England, find the choice of my youth justified. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- And yet, said he, I think my Saxon countrymen had herded long enough with the Normans, to fall into the tone of their melancholy ditties. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- D'Alibard, to give his countrymen a more correct translation of the works of the American electrician. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Oh, my fellow-countrymen, what warning but this did I give you? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- In this, Plato was only following the common thought of his countrymen, which he embellished and exaggerated with all the power of his genius. Plato. The Republic.
- Our master manufacturers think it reasonable that they themselves should have the monopoly of the ingenuity of all their countrymen. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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