countryman
(noun) a man from your own country
countryman, ruralist
(noun) a man who lives in the country and has country ways
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Countryman (plural Countrymans)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Countryman is the 7977th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4144 individuals. Countryman is most common among White (88.18%) individuals.
countryman
Somebody from a certain country.
Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman; compatriot.
A country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.
(Irish, traveller) A settled person, as opposed to a traveller.
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"try*man (kn"tr-man), n.; pl. Countrymen (-men).
1. An inhabitant or native of a region. Shak.
2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. 2 Cor. xi. 26.
3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer. A simple countryman that brought her figs. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
