townsman

Noun

Meaning

An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another.

A selectman, in New England. See Selectman.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

national burgess metropolitan cockney local people public bourgeois householder burgher city native urban citizen resident

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Antonyms

guest alien immigrant refugee outsider settler

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Hypernyms

occupier

Related terms

townswoman

Derivatives

townsmen

Examples

Trepka was an impoverished nobleman who lived a townsman life and collected hundreds of such stories hoping to take over any of such estates. Source: Internet

The daughter of a local townsman fell in love with the artist, but her father forbade the marriage, remarking that he would only consent if the pope did as well. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

townshipwide townsite Townsley townsmate Townson townsperson