townsman

towns·man

noun \ˈtau̇nz-mən\

Definition of TOWNSMAN

1

a : a native or resident of a town or city b : an urban or urbane person

2

: a fellow citizen of a town

Examples of TOWNSMAN

1. <thousands of townsmen turned out to vote on the school budget>

First Known Use of TOWNSMAN

before 12th century

Related to TOWNSMAN

Synonyms: citizen, townie (or towny), burgher, villager

Antonyms: noncitizen

Related Words: townswoman; cliff dweller, denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, national, native, occupant, resident, resider, subject; town, townsfolk, townspeople; suburbanite, urbanite

Near Antonyms: alien, foreigner, guest, nonnative, tourist, transient, visitor; gownsman

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Rhymes with TOWNSMAN

gownsman