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ruralist

ruralist

7.7
A person who prefers to live in the countryside and values country life
  • noun
  • /ˈrʊrəlɪst/
translation icon : ruralista

Examples

  • The Ruralist Democratic Union (UDR), a landowners' lobbying organization, was also a crucial activist.

    Academic text (1998)
  • After living in the city for years, she decided to embrace her inner ruralist and move to a small farm in the countryside.

  • The book highlighted the lifestyle of a ruralist, emphasizing the importance of community and sustainable farming.

  • As a vocal ruralist, he often spoke about the benefits of rural living and preserving traditional agricultural practices.

Synonyms

agrarian
vsruralist
2 6.3

A person who supports or works in farming

prefers or lives in the countryside rather than focusing only on farming
countryman
vsruralist
1 3.8

A man who lives in the countryside, often near farms

is a supporter or resident of countryside life, not gender specific
Arcadian
vsruralist
  • Literature
1 8.3

A person who lives a peaceful, simple country life

supports real countryside life, not only an ideal vision
rustic
vsruralist
  • Offensive
1 6.3

A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life

values countryside ways rather than being judged for simplicity
countrywoman
vsruralist
4.0

A woman who lives in the countryside

is a supporter or resident of countryside life, not gender specific
regionalist
vsruralist
  • Literature
7.2

An artist or writer who shows and celebrates local landscapes and rural life

supports or values countryside life more generally than art depiction

Antonyms

5 4.1

A person who lives in a city and is used to city life

How Rural

agrarian
2 6.3
ruralist
7.7
suburbanite
12 5.8
urbanite
5 4.1

Surface Forms

ruralist singular
ruralists plural

Morphology

ruralist = rural (transparent) = rural + ist

The agentive suffix '-ist' added to 'rural' yields a person associated with or supporting rural life, a directly derivable meaning.

Etymology

The word ruralist comes from rural, which comes from the old Latin rus meaning 'country', and the ending -ist meaning someone who supports or follows something. So a ruralist is someone who lives in or supports country life.