COUNTRYMAN


Meaning of COUNTRYMAN in English

/kun"tree meuhn/ , n. , pl. countrymen .

1. a native or inhabitant of one's own country.

2. a native or inhabitant of a particular region.

3. a person who lives in the country.

4. an unsophisticated person, as one who lives in or comes from a rural area; rustic.

[ 1275-1325; ME contre man. See COUNTRY, MAN 1 ]

Syn. 1. compatriot, fellow citizen, landsman. 3. rustic, farmer, peasant.

Ant. 1. foreigner.

Usage . See -man .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .