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country dweller in British English (ˈkʌntrɪ ˈdwɛlə) nouna person who lives in the country Examples of 'country dweller' in a sentencecountry dweller The horsefly, as any country dweller knows, is more than a nuisance.The problem, locals say, is not just that there are increasingly two classes of country dweller living side by side.Does every country dweller seethe with resentment at each urbanite with a weekend place out of town?But for urbanites and occasional country dwellers, they were the answer to a prayer.Country dwellers also seem to drive everywhere.Country dwellers already have less hassle, cleaner air and more beautiful open spaces than those in the city.There is a common understanding, held by town and country dwellers alike, that human beings need places of rest and beauty in our troubled world.The reason that country dwellers grumble so much about each other is that geography forces them to spend time with people they don't necessarily like.Probably one for country-dwellers, though.The only second-hand bookstore shopping we country-dwellers can normally do now, with any regularity or satisfaction, is through the internet. |