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townsman

towns·man

US/ˈtaʊnzmʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a person from the same town as yourself

  • “a fellow townsman”
2.

a resident of a town or city

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Origin

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

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