townspeople
plural noun
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Definition of townspeople
1 : the inhabitants of a town or city : townsmen
2 : town-dwelling or town-bred persons
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In Dara'a, there have been reports that townspeople have sought an agreement with the government to head off violence in recent days, but the rebels refused to ratify it. — New York Times, "Syrian Assault Flouts U.S.-Backed Cease-Fire and Sets Off New Exodus," 29 June 2018 The strongest voices in the aftermath of Sanders' visit, townspeople say, are not their own. — Caroline Simon, USA TODAY, "Sarah Huckabee Sanders visits the Red Hen, and Lexington, Virginia, reels in the aftermath," 26 June 2018 There are also rules: residents must present an ID card to pass through the barricades and looting is prohibited, although townspeople said pro-government gangs had ransacked some of the stores. — Kyra Gurney, miamiherald, "Nicaragua's revolutionary town now a war zone defended by teenagers armed with rocks," 7 June 2018 On a hill is the grove of trees that Manuel planted for townspeople to enjoy. — Matías Costa, Smithsonian, "The Battle Over the Memory of the Spanish Civil War," 28 June 2018 But the army — stung by a previous encounter where troops were ambushed by townspeople — didn’t arrive. — Washington Post, "In Mexico, rising ‘mass crime’ defies security forces," 27 June 2018 Clearly, Santopietro identifies more with Scout, Jem and Dill than with, say, Boo Radley, the town recluse who probably wouldn’t yearn for that simpler time when the townspeople regarded him with open distance and mistrust. — New York Times, "Lots of People Love ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ Roxane Gay Isn’t One of Them.," 18 June 2018 The townspeople of Long Grove, Illinois in suburban Chicago spent years debating whether to save or demolish the old one-lane covered bridge that spanned Buffalo Creek. — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, "Town tried to protect old bridge with a landmark status. Then this truck came along," 29 June 2018 Clearly, Santopietro identifies more with Scout, Jem and Dill than with, say, Boo Radley, the town recluse who probably wouldn’t yearn for that simpler time when the townspeople regarded him with open distance and mistrust. — Constance Grady, Vox, "They say a preposition is something you should never end a sentence with. That’s nonsense.," 23 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'townspeople.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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townspeople
noun
English Language Learners Definition of townspeople
: the people who live in a town or city
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