countryman

CEFRC1

/ˈkʌntɹimən/

noun

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01
noun
A man from the same country as another person.
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noun
Extra detail
A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

Examples

After the activities of the second day she stayed the night with a countryman.
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears: / I come to bury Cæſar, not to praiſe him:

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears: / I come to bury Cæſar, not to praiſe him:
1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Ia...
You don’t need to wait. Here, there she is. There, there she is right now, embodying the harsh irony that is her existence, because at that moment next week, she will be a queen with fake power visiting a fake kingdom which arguably has more impact on the lives of her countrymen than she does.
2014 June 22, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Jeff Maurer, Ben Silva, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Seena Vali, Julie Weiner, “Dr. Oz and Nutritional Supplements”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 8, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO

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