countryfolk
countryfolk · countryfolks
People who live in the countryPeople who live in the country; rural dwellers.
US/kˈʌntɹifˌoʊk/
» They are crying because they know that their countryfolk are embracing a foreign religion.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)People who live in the country; rural dwellers.
people living in the same country; compatriots
Examples
3 sentencesThey are crying because they know that their countryfolk are embracing a foreign religion.
On a hillside by a brook the countryfolk were winning their hay, and their voices reached me softly from far off.
Hear ye, countryfolk! Hear ye!
Origin
From country + folk.From country + folk.
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Forms
plural: countryfolks| Singular | countryfolk |
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| Plural | countryfolks |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- people raised in or living in a rural environment; rustics:country people
- people living in the same country; compatriots:country people