townsman
Meaning
- A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
- A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
- Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).
Synonyms
city dweller
town dweller
city-bred
city-dweller
town-dweller
Translations
cittadino
citadin
Bürger
ciudadano
şehirli
stedeling
urbanus
ciutadà
κάτοικοςEtymology
In summary
From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnes-mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "townsman" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
