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as in compatriot
a person living in or originally from the same country as another
met a fellow Canadian countryman while traveling in France
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as in peasant
an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country
though neither well-educated nor well-dressed, the countryman presented the farmers' case before the state legislature
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Recent Examples of countryman
However, Oliveira's wins over future Hall-of-Famers like Justin Gaethje, Dustin Poirier, and Tony Ferguson (back when that meant something) give him a slight edge over his countryman.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Men’s Sprinting American Noah Lyles, the defending world champion in the 100 m and 200 m, hasn’t exactly endeared himself to his fellow countrymen over the years.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 30 July 2024
Daiki Hashimoto is also aiming to equal his countryman Kohei Uchimura’s accomplishments in London and Rio de Janeiro by winning his second straight all-around gold medal.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 27 July 2024
Obsessed with Buddhism and Nazism, Karel spends a lot of his time thinking about his fellow countrymen’s various flaws while ignoring or dismissing his own — which convinces him that most folks would be better off incinerated.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Men’s Sprinting American Noah Lyles, the defending world champion in the 100 m and 200 m, hasn’t exactly endeared himself to his fellow countrymen over the years.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 30 July 2024
Daiki Hashimoto is also aiming to equal his countryman Kohei Uchimura’s accomplishments in London and Rio de Janeiro by winning his second straight all-around gold medal.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 27 July 2024
Obsessed with Buddhism and Nazism, Karel spends a lot of his time thinking about his fellow countrymen’s various flaws while ignoring or dismissing his own — which convinces him that most folks would be better off incinerated.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countryman
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That’s no different from immigrants of Northern and Central European descent who came in the 19th century and also tended to work, play and worship alongside compatriots.Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Brazilian had been crucial in helping his compatriot and Ballon d'Or favourite Vincius Jr. notch a second half hat trick, but had to be withdrawn from the action towards the end in order to be replaced by Aurelien Tchouameni.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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That means dressing up as a knight, king, queen, lord or lady, maybe even a peasant or fairy.Ashley Mahoney, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
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An estimated 20,000 people swarmed the 1378 conclave in Rome to make their opinion known, including peasants who traveled from the countryside.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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Israel has warned its citizens against attending sporting events abroad.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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In first grade, when a teacher called him a hick, Ciotti threw an inkwell at her.D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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In the special, taped at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Kober brings audiences together with stories about dealing with hometown hicks, unforgiving fruit flies and California candy cartels.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 June 2024
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Several vessels collided, terrifying the uninitiated landsmen on board.David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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Though as a Black man Gould had only limited opportunities for advancement, he was later promoted to landsman and then wardroom steward.New York Times, New York Times, 17 June 2022
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The gilets jaunes protests, a largely peri-urban phenomenon, inverted the roles played by Parisians and provincials in 1871.Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021
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Until recently, attendees at such a talk would have seen themselves as mere provincials gathering to hear a report from the great halls of power in London and Washington.Jonathan Kay, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
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It Chapter Two is down to clown, again — in a bloody, silly, overwrought sequel Moving down the tension scale to thrillers, Netflix is offloading a few particularly popular titles.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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An 8-year-old girl fought off a man wearing a clown mask who police in Colorado reported attacked and attempted to kidnap her during a break-in at her family's home last week.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Florida yokels versus the elite Hollywood movie-star kind of group.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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Ben’s refusal to stand down for a middle-aged white man seeking to wrest power from him was radical, as was the film’s ending, in which the hero was shot by yokels failing to distinguish him from the zombies previously described as animals.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Countryman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countryman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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