US /ˈtaʊnzmən/
noun Freq #86273

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person from the same town as yourself

    A fellow townsman.

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Word family
Forms townsmen
Related forms townswoman

Etymology

From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.

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