countryman

/'kʌntrimən/

Thân thiện

A farmer greets his countryman at the market.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A man who lives in a rural area and is familiar with rural life: This meaning refers to a man whose home, work, and habits are associated with the countryside, often implying a connection to farming, nature, or traditional rural ways.
   • A man from one's own country; a fellow citizen or national: This meaning refers to a man who shares the same nationality or homeland as the speaker, emphasizing a bond of common origin.

Examples of Usage

• Referring to a rural inhabitant:
  • The old countryman knew every path through the woods.
  • He spoke with the directness and wisdom of a countryman.
• Referring to a fellow national:
  • He was welcomed as a countryman when he returned home after years abroad.
  • We must support our countrymen in times of international crisis.

Advanced Usage

• "Fellow countryman": This is a common, slightly more formal reinforcement of the "fellow national" meaning.
  • He addressed the crowd as his fellow countrymen.
• Used to evoke a sense of shared identity, tradition, or experience, whether based on rural life or national belonging.

Variants and Related Words

• Countrywoman (noun): The female equivalent for both meanings (a woman from the countryside or a fellow female national).
• Countryside (noun): Land that is away from towns and cities.
• Country (noun): A nation with its own government, or land that is not urban.

Synonyms

• For rural inhabitant: rustic, peasant, farmer, villager, provincial.
• For fellow national: compatriot, fellow citizen, national.

Antonyms

• For rural inhabitant: city dweller, townsman, urbanite.
• For fellow national: foreigner, alien, outsider.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "A countryman at heart": Someone who prefers or embodies the simple, honest values associated with rural life, even if they don't live in the countryside.
  • Though he worked in the city, he remained a countryman at heart.
• The word is often used in patriotic or nostalgic contexts to emphasize unity and shared roots.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a man who lives in the country and has country ways
2. a man from your own country

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ruralist