townswoman

[tounz-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

townswomen 

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 verdant costume for just one townswoman involves 900 yards of ombré-dyed organza ribbon.

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He catches some marlins, beds a grateful townswoman when he needs a bit of extra cash and drinks beers at a kitschy bar.

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In “Beasts of No Nation,” there are two or three small speaking parts for women: a mother, who appears at the beginning; a crazy townswoman; the madam of a brothel; an aid worker who appears at the end.

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Other Townswoman Don’t like that Belle keeps referring to our home as “this poor provincial town.”

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She is not clad like a townswoman.”

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Related Words

• inhabitant 
• national 
• resident 
• taxpayer