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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But recent flashpoint films from Get Out to The Green Book create a gulf between countrymen, exacerbating our superficial differences.
—
Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
Is that administration prepared to help our fellow countrymen or look outside our borders?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
But his act of dissent hit a nerve among his countrymen.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
Friends, lovers, countrymen, Arthur bought Molly an engraved picture frame from Things Remembered.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
Is that administration prepared to help our fellow countrymen or look outside our borders?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
But his act of dissent hit a nerve among his countrymen.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 11 June 2024
Friends, lovers, countrymen, Arthur bought Molly an engraved picture frame from Things Remembered.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for countryman
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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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