ruralist vs countryman

ruralist and countryman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruralist	Yes	No	No	No
countryman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ruralist and countryman are synonyms defined as:

ruralist and countryman: a man who lives in the country and has country ways

ruralist (noun)	countryman (noun)
an advocate of rural living	a man from your own country
a man who lives in the country and has country ways	a man who lives in the country and has country ways