'Countrymen' definitions:

Definition of 'Countrymen'

From: GCIDE
  • Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[u^]n"tr[i^]-man), n.; pl. Countrymen (-men).
  • 1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot; -- used with a possessive pronoun. [1913 Webster]
  • In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen. --2 Cor. xi. 26. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a husbandman or farmer. [1913 Webster]
  • A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]