TOWNEE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

townee

noun

Definition of townee

chiefly British

as in burgher

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Recent Examples of townee As they're greeted by a sleeker and sexier group of performing townees, Melissa and Josh are confused, to say the least. — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023

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Noun

Like the yeoman boys are out in the barn, half-naked, working out, buffing up and wearing animal heads and preparing for some kind of an inchoate battle with the burghers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
These works, painted by artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Ferdinand Bol, and Bartholomeus van der Helst, depict the powerful merchant-burghers who shaped the political and social fabric of Golden Age Amsterdam.

— Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of burgher

Noun

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, 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

Definition of townsman

Noun

The town of Brignoles in the Var department in southern France has a population of between 600 and 700 villagers that were also forced to evacuate the region as wildfires fueled by a heat wave and strong winds continues to impact southern Europe.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
On the night of the ambush, Juggut Singh, a Sikh villager, cuts the rope moments before the train passes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of villager

Noun

Under British rule, mail wasn’t private; postmasters could open letters to spy on colonists.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026
Religious symbols are best displayed in non-governmental spaces given that America was formed by colonists who fled England to seek freedom of religion.

— Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

Definition of colonist

Noun

The ending of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and other African migrants.

— Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Then there’s the fact that Nicaraguan migrants in the United States are a smaller and less powerful force than Cuban Americans, many of whom have lobbied Washington for decades to isolate and overthrow Havana’s leaders.

— Ismael López, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of migrant

Noun

Among the tourists there to try some of the famous pizza pies, there are also a huge number of locals who call themselves regulars.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
The World Cup acted as South Downtown’s debut, packing the area with traveling fans and locals taking their first look at downtown Atlanta’s next era.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

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