Synonyms of townspeople

townspeople

plural noun

as in townsfolk

the people who live in a town or city

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of townspeople

Her whereabouts have eluded investigators and stirred up theories both feasible and outlandish among the 4,000-person community as the townspeople tried to make sense of what could have happened to the young woman. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

Founded in 1879, the community became a must-visit destination for gold speculators and eventually was the home of the Lucky Boy and Black mines, which employed many of the townspeople. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026

In April, the image of Christ’s betrayer was replaced by a 23-foot effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, detonated to the cheers of townspeople and tourists. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

More than 60 townspeople watched quietly as the suspects were read, one by one, warrants charging them with the mass murder of six members of this local pioneer farm family. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 21 May 2026