towner

[tou-ner]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who lives in a town or city.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of towner¹

town + -er ¹

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Example Sentences

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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.”