townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl 
1
: the inhabitants of a town or city : townsmen
2
: town-dwelling or town-bred persons
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Jess Mariano, the bad-boy nephew of Luke Danes (Scott Patterson), drops into Stars Hollow in season 2 to upend Rory and Dean’s relationship and harass the townspeople to near insanity.
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Justin Kirkland, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
There are plenty of amusing moments involving the colorful townspeople and the central character’s fish-out-of-water unease in his new situations.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
After a 1951 avalanche that killed seven people, the townspeople banded together to ensure that Livigno wouldn’t be cut off anymore in the winter.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
According to True West magazine, the townspeople actually dug Hooch up for the second hanging.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
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Justin Kirkland, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
There are plenty of amusing moments involving the colorful townspeople and the central character’s fish-out-of-water unease in his new situations.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025
After a 1951 avalanche that killed seven people, the townspeople banded together to ensure that Livigno wouldn’t be cut off anymore in the winter.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
According to True West magazine, the townspeople actually dug Hooch up for the second hanging.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for townspeople
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townspeople. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl
: the people who live in a town or city
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