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ruralist
DEFINITIONS OF:
ruralist
1
n
a man who lives in the country and has country ways
Synonyms:
countryman
Examples:
Philemon
(Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
Type of:
rustic
an unsophisticated country person
n
an advocate of rural living
Type of:
advocate
,
advocator
,
exponent
,
proponent
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
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