TOWNSPEOPLE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

townspeople

plural noun

Definition of townspeople

as in townsfolk

the people who live in a town or city

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Recent Examples of townspeople The conflict whose memory the townspeople fled to leave behind. — Téa Obreht, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 The teams were the townspeople, clapping for a wardrobe nobody could actually see. — Jeremy MacLiver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 What to See and Do Every morning, hundreds of monks walk through the streets collecting rice donations from townspeople in an act known as almsgiving. — Jack Tydeman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 The trailer teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular creature, who undergoes an intense transformation that leaves the townspeople terrified. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for townspeople

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townsfolk

Plural Noun

The day before that, townsfolk had torched an isolation unit.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 13 June 2026
My guess is that some kind of factions form, with some townsfolk taking Jade/Tabitha’s side and some opposing.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

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