townsfolk

[ tounz-fohk ]

plural noun

1. townspeople.

Word History and Origins

Origin of townsfolk¹

First recorded in 1730–40; town + 's ¹ + folk

Example Sentences

They had feared ISIS fighters and their Sunni allies would unleash a massacre of the predominantly Shiite townsfolk.

From The Daily Beast

On the outskirts of Slovyansk, a hundred kilometers away, frustration is building among some of the townsfolk.

From The Daily Beast

Vanderkool makes a string of arrests that stun border patrol compatriots and townsfolk.

From The Daily Beast

Then did the townsfolk flee, though many prayed for mercy, and mercy did all receive who gave themselves up.

From Project Gutenberg

The mountaineers, indeed, suffered less than the townsfolk as being more accustomed than they to conditions of trek and battle.

From Project Gutenberg

The people of St. Sampson, except a few rich families among the townsfolk, are also a population of quarriers and carpenters.

From Project Gutenberg

The chatter of the townsfolk crept into my ears between the hoof-beats, and made me sick and dizzy.

From Project Gutenberg

An inn-yard, with soldiery around and townsfolk gaping through doors and windows, is no place for a council of war.

From Project Gutenberg