townsman
noun
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Definition of townsman
1a : a native or resident of a town or city
b : an urban or urbane person
2 : a fellow citizen of a town
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Synonyms & Antonyms for townsman
Synonyms
burgher, citizen, townie (or towny), villager
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Mountaineers and townsmen of eastern Tennessee cam in hundreds to pack the auditorium. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "July 11, 1925: Scopes trial begins," 11 July 2018 Our esteemed fellow-townsman Dr. Arnold is making a tour of Boise County on professional business. — Arthur Hart, idahostatesman, "Early dentists in Idaho were constantly on the go | Idaho Statesman," 2 Mar. 2018 For decades after Jenkins-Davis' murder, there were no arrests in the case, and that created suspicion that Martinsville police were protecting a townsman. — Will Higgins, Indianapolis Star, "'We need to acknowledge it': Martinsville tries to remake its racist image," 2 Nov. 2017 As his friend Carl Foreman sought help, Cooper was less like Will Kane and more like the townsman who first offers to stand with the marshal but then, when no one else joins the effort, backs out. — Douglass K. Daniel, Orange County Register, "Review: ‘High Noon’ book draws down on Hollywood blacklist," 16 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'townsman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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