townsman
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townsman
Where it comes from
From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.
noun townsmen
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A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
Two independent witnesses would testify that he carried no parcel. They were townsmen of St. Abbots who had travelled down in the same carriage with him.
Similar: city dweller
- A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
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Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).
Similar: oppidan
Translations
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noun male resident of a town
| Español | pueblero, pueblerino |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시민 simin |
| 日本語 | 市民 shimin |
| 中文 | 市民 shìmín |
| Português | cidadão |
| Français | citadin |
| Deutsch | Bürger, Stadtbewohner |
| Русский | горожа́нин gorožánin, городско́й жи́тель gorodskój žítelʹ, мещани́н meščanín, городско́й gorodskój |
| العربية | مَدِينِيّ madīniyy |
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title = {townsman},
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