townsman
a native or inhabitant of a town.
a native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town.
(in New England) a selectman.
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How to use townsman in a sentence
At one, the whistle would blow again to call the townsmen back to work.
A closer look at the houses in our fave holiday films | Valerie Blake | December 26, 2020 | Washington Blade"Look not in that direction, my child," answered sadly the townsman of Nantes, turning around to his daughter.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueThe townsman contemplated for a moment in silence the beloved features of his daughter.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueBezenecq the Rich had conformed to the usage, although that good and worthy townsman was of a nature little given to strife.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueHe quickly pointed out Bezenecq the Rich as a townsman from whom it would be easy to extract a big ransom.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
He had come to Debenham years ago, while still young, and by a mere continuance of living had grown to be an adopted townsman.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for townsman
/ (ˈtaʊnzmən) /
an inhabitant of a town
a person from the same town as oneself
Derived forms of townsman
- townswoman, fem n
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