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Plural of countryman

irregular plural

The plural of countryman is countrymen.

Forms of countryman

Singularcountryman /ˈkʌntɹimən/
Pluralcountrymen /ˈkʌntɹimən/
Countablecountable

Countrymen in a sentence

  • City dwellers have a higher cancer rate than do countrymen. Apparently, they drink more than is good for 'em.From the entry than
  • Some of the VP’s countrymen are less polite about his trip.2025 July 26, Esther Addley, “‘We’re struggling’: unease as crowded Cotswolds braces for JD Vance’s summer holiday”, in Katharine Viner…. From the entry Laurelyn
  • I was alone among my countrymen at the end of the world.2023, Sara Wheeler, Glowing Still: A Woman's Life on the Road. From the entry pitroom
  • Rather than encouraging his countrymen to liberate their slaves, he opposed both private manumission and public emancipation.2012 November 30, Paul Finkelman, “The Real Thomas Jefferson: The Monster of Monticello”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Aug 2015. From the entry manumission
  • We thank you, countrymen, for your warm welcome to our family."1996 December 10, Brian Williams, “N. KOREANS MAKE DARING ESCAPE SOUTH”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original…. From the entry Tuman

Meaning of countryman

  1. noun Somebody from a certain country.
  2. noun Somebody from one's own country; a fellow countryman.
  3. noun A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

Full definition of countryman

Nouns ending in -man: plural -men

Questions about the plural of countryman

What is the plural of countryman?
The plural of countryman is countrymen.
Is countryman countable?
Countryman is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countryman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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