townswoman

[ tounz-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural towns·wom·en.

1. a female native or inhabitant of a town.
2. a female native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of townswoman¹

First recorded in 1675–85; town + 's ¹ + woman

Example Sentences

The other is the drowning, under possibly suspicious circumstances, of a much-loved young townswoman, Ariel.

From Washington Post

"That lass o' Lowrie's has made a bad bargain, i' takin' up wi' that wench," said a townswoman to Grace.

From Project Gutenberg

We are thankful to see the recognition accorded to the worth of our townswoman.

From Project Gutenberg

All this Charlotte Bronte's townswoman told simply and garrulously, but she told it well because she had felt and seen.

From Project Gutenberg

Her mother had been a townswoman; and the girl had been born and bred amongst them.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the townswoman's self-satisfied arrogance came to the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• inhabitant
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