Synonyms of townsfolk

townsfolk

noun

as in townspeople

Related Words

• townspeople
• town
• villager
• townsman
• burgher
• citizen
• resident
• inhabitant
• townswoman
• occupant
• national
• dweller
• habitant
• native
• townie
• denizen
• suburbanite
• subject
• resider
• urbanite

Dissimilar Words

• tourist
• visitor
• alien
• foreigner
• guest
• transient
• nonnative
• noncitizen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of townsfolk

The most sensual scene in the movie is actually a dance number at a public gathering where the two characters slowly sway and caress each other, much to the horror and confusion of the other townsfolk. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

The other townsfolk speculate on his prowess, his package, and why The Fisherwoman has lost all the dirt on her face and is now positively glowing. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Onstage, two hundred townsfolk sang, and a stilt walker strolled. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

There’s no excuse, though, for wheeling in some talkative NPC just to explain why the townsfolk are acting skittish. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Maeve’s a fish out of water and sneers at all the townsfolk, except for one pretty boy (Costa D’Angelo). — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

But arguably the script by Jones and director Brunner might have been a skoosh more impactful if the small-minded townsfolk, clearly coded as bigoted MAGA types, weren’t quite so hateful with only a few exceptions. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Dozens of firefighters suffered injuries, authorities said amid panic scenes with townsfolk fleeing by car and police went door to door to tell people to leave. — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Built in 1879 by enterprising townsfolk, the Zermatterhof has been welcoming royalty, celebrities, and intrepid mountaineers for nearly a century and a half. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026