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Noun: countryman (countrymen)  kún-tree-mun
  1. A man from your own country
    "He met a fellow countryman while travelling abroad"
     
  2. A man who lives in the country and has country ways
    "The old countryman knew every plant in the forest";
    - ruralist

Derived forms: countrymen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], compatriot, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, paisano [US], rustic, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Countryman