townsman
Americannoun
PLURAL
townsmen-
a native or inhabitant of a town.
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a native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town.
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(in New England) a selectman.
noun
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an inhabitant of a town
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a person from the same town as oneself
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
- townswoman noun
Etymology
Origin of townsman
before 1000; Middle English; Old English tūnesman fellow member of a township. See town, 's 1, man
Example Sentences
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It was claimed that townsmen wanted to spare Alice Bailey from testifying in court.
From Washington Post
He was watching television when he spotted his fellow townsman, Mr. Johnson.
From Washington Times
A boy and his new friend hatch a plan to save a community of mischievous cavern-dwellers from the villainous townsman who plans to exterminate them.
From Los Angeles Times
Normandy has been buffeted by battles since Roman times, and soldiers marching through Sainte-Marie-du-Mont in 1944 saw a reminder of that troubled past: a monument to townsmen killed in World War I.
From Seattle Times
A townsman with a plane jetted to Memphis to buy the team proper cleats.
From Washington Post
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