countryman
pronunciation
How to pronounce countryman in British English:
UK [ˈkʌntrimən]
How to pronounce countryman in American English:
US [ˈkʌntrimən]
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- Noun:
- a man from your own country
- a man who lives in the country and has country ways
Word Origin
- countryman (n.)
- late 13c., from country + man (n.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Poor tony blair sabotaged by his own countryman .
- 2. Tom thought a moment and replied , " I 'd like to be a countryman . "
- 3. A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats .
- 4. In the absence of a male relative , evidently , our hosts entrusted me to the custody of a countryman .
- 5. In her fledgling campaign for the imf leadership she could have played the " bad dsk " card to set herself apart from her defrocked countryman but she has tended to pay tribute to his record at the imf .