townspersonn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnzˌpəːsn/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnzˌpərs(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., person n.

Etymology: < the genitive of town n. + person n. Compare earlier townspeople n.

A person who lives or was born in a (particular) town or other urban area, esp. as opposed to the countryside; a town dweller. Cf. townspeople n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun]

borough-manc1000

city mana1400

townsman1433

town manc1475

town dweller1484

oppidan?1548

burgher?1555

townsfolk1562

townsfolk1592

townswoman1612

town liver1620

town folk1679

citess1685

citizeness1754

citizette1798

townie1825

urban1835

townskip1837

townsperson1840

urbanite1892

burgheress1901

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > as opposed to country

citizen?1518

cockney1564

cit1633

townling1738

townie1825

town mouse1835

townsperson1840

townee1899

1840 Rep. Sel. Comm. Freemen Cities & Boroughs 78 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 465) XI. 1 In 1819, when the local rates ceased to be paid from the town funds, every townsperson not depasturing cattle received 1l. annually.

1863 E. C. Gaskell Dark Night's Work i. 5 Into those choice and mysterious precincts no townsperson was ever allowed to enter.

1936 P. Stong Career v. 183 Emil rented the canoe to the campers.., but he would have been insulted if a towns-person had offered him money for the use of it.

1960 Oracle (Monmouth Coll., Illinois) 14 May 1/4 (advt.) Student, faculty, or townsperson—whatever be your status, arise early..to get your car to the Blue Key car wash.

1979 R. M. Bell Fate & Honor, Family & Village vi. 147 Anyone born a peasant was most likely to die a peasant, and at an earlier age than a substantial landowner or a townsperson.

2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Apr. (Features section) 21 Unlike the French, where every townsperson has an uncle or cousin on a farm, we have lost our tribal memory of the countryside.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	townsperson
释义	townspersonn. Brit. /ˈtaʊnzˌpəːsn/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnzˌpərs(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., person n. Etymology: < the genitive of town n. + person n. Compare earlier townspeople n. A person who lives or was born in a (particular) town or other urban area, esp. as opposed to the countryside; a town dweller. Cf. townspeople n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] borough-manc1000 city mana1400 townsman1433 town manc1475 town dweller1484 oppidan?1548 burgher?1555 townsfolk1562 townsfolk1592 townswoman1612 town liver1620 town folk1679 citess1685 citizeness1754 citizette1798 townie1825 urban1835 townskip1837 townsperson1840 urbanite1892 burgheress1901 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > town- or city-dweller > [noun] > as opposed to country citizen?1518 cockney1564 cit1633 townling1738 townie1825 town mouse1835 townsperson1840 townee1899 1840 Rep. Sel. Comm. Freemen Cities & Boroughs 78 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 465) XI. 1 In 1819, when the local rates ceased to be paid from the town funds, every townsperson not depasturing cattle received 1l. annually. 1863 E. C. Gaskell Dark Night's Work i. 5 Into those choice and mysterious precincts no townsperson was ever allowed to enter. 1936 P. Stong Career v. 183 Emil rented the canoe to the campers.., but he would have been insulted if a towns-person had offered him money for the use of it. 1960 Oracle (Monmouth Coll., Illinois) 14 May 1/4 (advt.) Student, faculty, or townsperson—whatever be your status, arise early..to get your car to the Blue Key car wash. 1979 R. M. Bell Fate & Honor, Family & Village vi. 147 Anyone born a peasant was most likely to die a peasant, and at an earlier age than a substantial landowner or a townsperson. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 9 Apr. (Features section) 21 Unlike the French, where every townsperson has an uncle or cousin on a farm, we have lost our tribal memory of the countryside. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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