townsmen

noun

plural of townsman
as in citizens
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis thousands of townsmen turned out to vote on the school budget

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  1. citizens
  2. villagers
Noun
  • Children born to Italian citizens in the likes of the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Monasterios’ native Venezuela were being judged to have lost their Italian citizenship if their parents naturalized in the new country.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Massachusetts voters rejected income tax eliminations in 2002 and 2008 that were initiated by citizens, not lawmakers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of citizens
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
  • During the incident, villagers came out of their homes to confront the settlers and a standoff ensued, with video appearing to show one of the Palestinians grabbing a settler’s weapon.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026
Definition of villagers
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“Townsmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townsmen. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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