countrywoman

English

Etymology

From country +‎ -woman.

Noun

countrywoman (plural countrywomen, masculine countryman, neutral countryperson)

1. A female compatriot
2. A woman who lives in the country or has retained country ways.
   • 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?

Translations

woman living in the country

• Greek: αγρότισσα (el) f (agrótissa)