countrypeople
Those from farmland
Countrypeople are the inhabitants of a particular country or nation, or people who live in rural areas as opposed to cities.
The word serves as a gender-neutral alternative to countrymen: My countrypeople have a long tradition of hospitality.
It can emphasize shared national identity or rural character depending on context.
Land-cultivating occupation holders
- farmhandsHired agricultural workers
- harvestersThose who gather crops
- plowmenFarmers who furrow soil
- shepherdsThose who tend flocks
ranchers · herders · orchardists · growers · tillers · fieldworkers · beekeepers · vintners
Inhabitants of small settlements
- countryfolkRural community members
- peasantsLow-ranking agricultural workers
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
- rusticsRural, unsophisticated people
provincials · settlers · crofters · smallholders · yeomen · townsfolk · backwoods · pastoral
Family members collectively
- relativesThose connected by blood
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- eldersSenior community members
ancestors · forebears · descendants · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · heritage · kith
Those dwelling nearby
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
- barnraisingCollective structure erection
traditions · customs · lore · dialect · bonding · solidarity · congregation · homecoming
farmers
Land-cultivating occupation holders
- farmhandsHired agricultural workers
- harvestersThose who gather crops
- plowmenFarmers who furrow soil
shepherds · ranchers · herders · orchardists · growers · tillers · fieldworkers · beekeepers · vintners · sharecroppers
villagers
Inhabitants of small settlements
- countryfolkRural community members
- peasantsLow-ranking agricultural workers
- homesteadersLand-claiming rural settlers
rustics · provincials · settlers · crofters · smallholders · yeomen · townsfolk · backwoods · pastoral · bucolic
kinfolk
Family members collectively
- relativesThose connected by blood
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
elders · ancestors · forebears · descendants · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · heritage · kith · family
neighbors
Those dwelling nearby
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- potluckCommunal meal, shared contributions
barnraising · traditions · customs · lore · dialect · bonding · solidarity · congregation · homecoming · cooperative
countrypeoplecity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · townspeople · metropolitans · city slickers · cosmopolitans
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