rural folk
People from farms
Rural folk are people who live in the countryside, as opposed to cities or suburbs.
The phrase carries a folksy, slightly old-fashioned tone—sometimes affectionate, sometimes condescending depending on context: Rural folk tend to know their neighbors.
It suggests traditional, agricultural communities rather than simply anyone with a non-urban address.
- countrySovereign state or territory
- country livingRural residential lifestyle
- farmersLand-cultivating occupation holders
- peasantsLow-ranking agricultural workers
- villagersInhabitants of small settlements
homestead · front porch · harvest · fields · pastoral · rustic · agrarian · townsfolk · simple · wholesome · barnyard · dirt roads · hoedown · folkways · traditions · community · old timers · neighbors
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- rural peoplefarmer, villagers, farmhand, farmworker, farmers
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- rural lifefarms, village, villages, farming, farmhouses
rural folkcity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · urban population · metropolitans · townspeople · suburbanites
rural folkoffice workers
Indoor professional employees
city slickers · white-collar workers · commuters · nine-to-fivers · desk jockeys
rural folkcosmopolitans
Worldly, well-traveled people
sophisticates · city slickers · jet set · urban elite · hipsters
rural, folk, rurally, rurality, folks, folksy, folklore, folky, folkish