1 a person born in or living in the same country as sb else
SYNCOMPATRIOT:
Sampras looks set to play his fellow countryman Agassi in the final.
2 a man living or born in the country, not in the town:
Even after thirty years living in the country, I fear I am not a proper countryman. I don't farm for a living or go tramping across drenched fields, gun in hand.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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