noun
country samurai; uncultured samurai
Archaic term for a samurai from the countryside, often with a nuance of being rustic, unsophisticated, or lacking refinement compared to urban samurai.
江戸時代、田舎侍は都会の武士から見下されることがあった。
In the Edo period, country samurai were sometimes looked down upon by urban warriors.
Standard kanji spelling for this historical term.
田舎者 is a broader term for a country person or rustic, not limited to the samurai class.
Compound of 田舎 (inaka, 'countryside') and 侍 (samurai, 'warrior'). The reading いなかざむらい is standard; いなかさぶらい reflects an older pronunciation of 侍.