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towner

American  
[tou-ner] / ˈtaʊ nər /

noun

  1. a person who lives in a town or city.

Etymology

Origin of towner

town + -er 1

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The change can be seen in the LIU lineup: in Donner’s day, the roster was so full of Brooklyn and Queens kids that the one Long Island student was, ironically “the out of towner.”

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