ˈkəntrēmən, -trə̇m-; in sense 3 often -ˌman, -ˌmaa(ə)n noun
( plural countrymen )
Etymology: Middle English contreeman, from contree country + man
1. : an inhabitant or native of a specified country
a north countryman
2. : one born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another : compatriot
liked abroad but hated by his countrymen
3. : one living in the country : husbandman , farmer ; also : one marked by country ways : rustic
some great gawk of a countryman — Donagh MacDonagh