Townsman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Townsman \Towns"man\ (tounz"man), n.; pl. {Townsmen}
     (tounz"men).
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     1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with
        another. --Pope.
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     2. A selectman, in New England. See {Selectman}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  townsman
       n 1: a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow townsman"
       2: a resident of a town or city [syn: {towner}]