Rural Terminology

noun a person who lives in the countryside

• The countryman was proud of his agricultural heritage.
• My countryman from the village makes the best homemade jam.
• Hey, countryman, wanna grab a drink at the local pub?
• As a countryman at heart, he preferred the simplicity of rural life over the hustle and bustle of the city.

noun a contemptuous term for a person from a rural area, often implying a lack of sophistication or intelligence

• The farmer spread hayseed in the field to help the crops grow.
• I can always tell when someone is a hayseed by the way they talk about farming.
• That hayseed from the country doesn't know how to handle city life.
• His ideas were considered hayseed by the more sophisticated members of the group.