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单词 townsfolk
释义

townsfolk

plural noun

towns·​folk ˈtau̇nz-ˌfōk How to pronounce townsfolk (audio)
: townspeople

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web If Dolly Parton were a mean-spirited woman, the barefoot bronze girl on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee would be her revenge on the townsfolk who’d once laughed at her. Nancy Anderson, Good Housekeeping, 5 Sep. 2022 Sempé captured the thin, fashionable haute bourgeoisie of Paris and mustachioed, beret-wearing townsfolk, all bearing hallmark hulking noses and replete with bicycles, baguettes, books and tractors. Jade Le Deley, ajc, 20 Aug. 2022 Repudiated by his family and the townsfolk, Ray escapes to vibrant jungle city Iquitos, and there finds friends and even competes in the Miss Amazonas trans beauty pageant. John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Kyle’s mother protests the fart-ripe Terrance & Phillip show, and encourages the townsfolk to slingshot themselves against the Cartoon Central office building. Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022 Repeating his senior year of high school, Eddie sells weed, leads the Dungeons and Dragons club, and strikes most of the townsfolk as a plausible Satanist. Adrienne Matei, The Atlantic, 26 July 2022 The townsfolk of this tightknit Jewish enclave have come together in amateur theatrical fashion to engage in a ritual of memory. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 There are quirky townsfolk and wise-cracking best friends, charming small town festivals and post-card perfect settings. Leigh Crandall, Country Living, 13 May 2022 Dodge was a demon from beyond the black door who sought to forge a new magical Demon Key out of a remnant of Whispering Iron, then use it to build a demon army out of the townsfolk. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

townsfolk

noun

as in townspeople

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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