small-townern.
/ˌsmɔːlˈtaʊnə/, U.S. /ˌsmɔlˈtaʊnər/, /ˌsmɑlˈtaʊnər/ Originally U.S.
An inhabitant of a small town; a person who comes from a small town.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > inhabitant of specific types of town or city
metropolitan1795
outporter1904
small-towner1910
megalopolitan1930
old-towner1973
1910 Lyceumite & Talent May 12/2 Summer after summer the small-towner and the farmer heard the message.
1922 G. Ade Single Blessedness 105 Think of the millions of farm hands and small-towners who have been beguiled by the songs about Broadway.
1969 Listener 5 July 3/2 The small-towners gratefully seized upon this idealised portrait, using it as psychological support and insulation from the cold reality of their dependence on the mass society.
2002 Backwoods Home Mag. Nov. 7/2 When the small towner needs to do a lot of heavy duty non-food shopping, he goes to the nearest city.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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