ruralist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *ruralist*:
NOUN	person	ruralist	an advocate of rural living
NOUN	person	ruralist, countryman	a man who lives in the country and has country ways

English > *ruralist*: 2 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	An advocate of rural living.
Broader	advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent	A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

English > *ruralist*: 2 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A man who lives in the country and has country ways.
Synonym	countryman
Instances	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
Broader	rustic	An unsophisticated country person
Spanish	campesino
Catalan	camperol, pagès

HyperDic: ruralist