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- [tounz-muh n]
- /ˈtaʊnz mən/
- /ˈtaʊnzmən/
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- [tounz-muh n]
- /ˈtaʊnz mən/
Definitions of townsman word
- noun plural townsman a native or inhabitant of a town. 1
- noun plural townsman a native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town. 1
- noun plural townsman (in New England) a selectman. 1
- noun townsman male citizen 1
- noun townsman an inhabitant of a town 0
- noun townsman a person from the same town as oneself 0
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Origin of townsman
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English tūnesman fellow member of a township. See town, 's1, man1
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Parts of speech for Townsman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
townsman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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