countrywoman

English

Etymology

From country +‎ -woman.

Noun

countrywoman (plural countrywomen)

  2. A feminine compatriot.
    Hypernyms: countryperson, compatriot, woman < person
    Coordinate term: countryman
  4. A woman who lives in the country (countryside) or has retained country ways.
    Hypernyms: countryperson, woman < person
    Coordinate terms: countryman; farmgirl, farmboy
    • 2016, Peter Morgan, “Windsor”, in The Crown, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Queen Elizabeth II:
      (to Prince Philip) You don't think I would have preferred to grow up out of the spotlight? Away from court, away from the scrutiny and the visibility? A simpler life, happier life, as a wife, a mother, an ordinary English countrywoman?

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