townsman

[ tounz-muhn ]

/ ˈtaʊnz mən /

noun, plural towns·men.

a native or inhabitant of a town.

a native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town.

(in New England) a selectman.

Origin of townsman

before 1000; Middle English; Old English tūnesman fellow member of a township. See town, 's¹, man

usage note for townsman

See -man.

Words nearby townsman

townsfolk, Townshend, Townshend Acts, township, township line, townsman, townspeople, Townsville, townswoman, town talk, townwear

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Example sentences from the Web for townsman

"I resent the fact that a farmer is considered to be socially inferior to a townsman," he said.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
Meanwhile, a buzz from without intimated too distinctly that the mob was collecting to witness the fate of their townsman.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17|Alexander Leighton
One townsman is punished for having taken part in the Mass during the late Rising.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett
No, she's going down to the tailor's in the village, and there I suppose she'll meet Malmberg, a townsman of hers.
Pelle the Conqueror, Complete|Martin Anderson Nexo

He came up to me like the gentleman he is, and just as I had been openly cut by townsman after townsman.
The Master of the Ceremonies|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for townsman

townsman

/ (ˈtaʊnzmən) /

noun plural -men

an inhabitant of a town

a person from the same town as oneself

Derived forms of townsman

townswoman, fem n

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单词	townsman
释义	townsman [ tounz-muhn ] / ˈtaʊnz mən / noun, plural towns·men. a native or inhabitant of a town. a native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town. (in New England) a selectman. Origin of townsman before 1000; Middle English; Old English tūnesman fellow member of a township. See town, 's¹, man usage note for townsman See -man. Words nearby townsman townsfolk, Townshend, Townshend Acts, township, township line, townsman, townspeople, Townsville, townswoman, town talk, townwear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for townsman "I resent the fact that a farmer is considered to be socially inferior to a townsman," he said. The Foundations of Japan\|J.W. Robertson Scott Meanwhile, a buzz from without intimated too distinctly that the mob was collecting to witness the fate of their townsman. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17\|Alexander Leighton One townsman is punished for having taken part in the Mass during the late Rising. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon\|Cecil Walter Charles Hallett No, she's going down to the tailor's in the village, and there I suppose she'll meet Malmberg, a townsman of hers. Pelle the Conqueror, Complete\|Martin Anderson Nexo He came up to me like the gentleman he is, and just as I had been openly cut by townsman after townsman. The Master of the Ceremonies\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for townsman townsman / (ˈtaʊnzmən) / noun plural -men an inhabitant of a town a person from the same town as oneself Derived forms of townsman townswoman, fem n Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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