townspeople

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.. [ I ] painted the very people who had been present at the interment, all the townspeople. Gustave Courbet

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time. E. W. Howe

The townspeople outside the reservations had a very superior attitude toward Indians, which was kind of funny, because they weren't very wealthy; they were on the fringes of society themselves. James Welch

When I hit the six-foot mark at thirteen, I noticed the majority of the population was in denial with regard to my athletic potential. The townspeople refused to believe that I couldn't play ball. Brad Garrett

If the townspeople are happy, look for the chief. Liberia Proverb

According to Russian historian Valerie A. Kivelson, witchcraft accusations were normally thrown at lower-class peasants, townspeople and Cossacks. Source: Internet