townsman

noun

towns·​man ˈtau̇nz-mən 

1

a

: a native or resident of a town or city

b

: an urban or urbane person

2

: a fellow citizen of a town

Synonyms of townsman

• citizen
• villager

Examples of townsman in a Sentence

thousands of townsmen turned out to vote on the school budget

Recent Examples on the Web

These were probably composed by Sebastian Lotzer, a townsman and furrier, on the basis of hundreds of complaints that different groups of peasants had been formulating for weeks beforehand. — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025

One cut scene, Good recalls, featured a townsman sacrificing himself with a homemade net bomb. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025

Every year, villagers in Brittany gathered to have their sins forgiven, dance the gavotte, and watch the young townsmen wrestle after denouncing the devil. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025

The townsmen feared his razor-sharp teeth, lightning speed, and quick temper. — Maeve Dunigan, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024

Mountaineers and townsmen of eastern Tennessee cam in hundreds to pack the auditorium. — sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 July 2018

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for townsman

• townsmen