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How to pronounce townsman in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms towner
Type of occupier, resident, occupant
Has types towny, townee, townie
Type Words
Type of compeer, equal, match, peer


a fellow townsman.

Examples of townsman

townsman
Since 2003 Dave Eddington has been employed by the council as Rakaia's townsman.
From the ashburtonguardian.co.nz
La huelga divided California's farm communities, pitting townsman against townsman.
From the time.com
A townsman closes an invisible door and we hear a slamming noise.
From the time.com
He mentioned Grigoli, the market owner who's on trial, referring to him as his paesano, or townsman.
From the bloomberg.com
He crossed the West Texas plains, broke horses, and handled the remudas on cattle drives, later settling into life as a townsman.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A townsman came in from sunning himself on a roof, exclaiming that he had never seen anything like it, he had turned brown in no time at all.
From the time.com
Trepka was an impoverished nobleman who lived a townsman life and collected hundreds of such stories hoping to take over any of such estates.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Only about one hundred people, mostly personal friends, were assembled at the station to shake hands for the last time with their distinguished townsman.
From the theatlantic.com
When we reached Medora, where the train was scheduled to stop an hour, it was nearly dark, but the whole town and country round had turned out to welcome their old townsman.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • A person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow townsman"
  • A resident of a town or city
  • Golden anniversary model, 1952, CLCA 1978, inside front cover.
  • Generic term for a town dweller, may also refer to Domestic Servants such as Butlers.