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country bumpkin; person from the countryside; provincial
Someone from a rural area, often with the connotation of being unsophisticated or unfamiliar with city ways. Can be used pejoratively by others, but is also frequently used self-deprecatingly to mean 'I'm just a country person.'
田舎 (countryside, rural area) + 者 (person). The 〜者 suffix forms nouns labeling a person by characteristic, often with a slightly informal or judging tone.
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Can be insulting when used by others, but is also extremely common in self-deprecating speech, where it functions as a humble disclaimer ('please excuse my unfamiliarity with city ways'). Avoid using it to describe others unless you know them well.
Common collocations
- 田舎者丸出し: showing oneself to be a complete country person
- 私は田舎者ですから: I'm just a country person, so... (humble preface)
- 田舎者扱い: treating someone as a bumpkin