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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At forward, the team has France’s Kylian Mbappé, plus Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior and his fellow countryman Rodrygo.
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Tim Rohan, NBC news, 27 May 2026
While there is usually a distinct home advantage on Court Simonne-Mathieu, French fans backing their countryman Luka Pavlovic met their match Sunday evening.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Unlike many of his countrymen who had family show them how to play the game, Ramírez was raised in a household that wasn’t obsessed with the sport — in fact, none of his immediate family members played.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Thus Director Park will likely be mulling over the sprawling monster sci-fi Hope, by his countryman Na Hong-Jin, and possibly Léa Mysius’s thriller-romp The Birthday Party, which contains a lot of Park’s trademark black humor.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026
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Tim Rohan, NBC news, 27 May 2026
While there is usually a distinct home advantage on Court Simonne-Mathieu, French fans backing their countryman Luka Pavlovic met their match Sunday evening.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Unlike many of his countrymen who had family show them how to play the game, Ramírez was raised in a household that wasn’t obsessed with the sport — in fact, none of his immediate family members played.
—Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Thus Director Park will likely be mulling over the sprawling monster sci-fi Hope, by his countryman Na Hong-Jin, and possibly Léa Mysius’s thriller-romp The Birthday Party, which contains a lot of Park’s trademark black humor.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 May 2026
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countryman. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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