ruralist
- noun
- /ˈrʊrəlɪst/
Examples
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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.
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The book highlighted the lifestyle of a ruralist, emphasizing the importance of community and sustainable farming.
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As a vocal ruralist, he often spoke about the benefits of rural living and preserving traditional agricultural practices.
Synonyms
A person who supports or works in farming
A man who lives in the countryside, often near farms
A person who lives a peaceful, simple country life
A person from the countryside who seems simple and not used to city life
A woman who lives in the countryside
An artist or writer who shows and celebrates local landscapes and rural life
Antonyms
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.