townsperson

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townsperson

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From town + -s- + person.

noun townspersons · townspeople

  1. An inhabitant of a town. It is the tunes of townspeople only, principally of those in the capital Sanʿa that are original; while the folk-song of the village Jews, who live in close contact with the Arabs, is strongly influenced by Arabic music.

Opposite: villager

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noun

Opposite: villager

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noun inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman

Españolpueblero, pueblerino
Françaiscitadin, citadine
DeutschStadtbewohner, Stadtbewohnerin, Städter, Städterin
Русскийгорожа́нин gorožánin, горожа́нка gorožánka

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@misc{townsperson_2026,
  title = {townsperson},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/townsperson},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}