town dweller

plural town dwellers · alternative town-dweller · alternative towndweller

1. A person who lives in a town.

   A town dweller should not sell the goods on behalf of the desert dweller.

   2007, Mohammad Ben Ismaïl Al' Bukhari, Al' Bukhari's Sahih: The Correct Traditions of Al' Bukhari, Volume II, page 56

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   M. 2:3 "...On condition that I am a priest," and he turns out to be a Levite, "...on condition that I am a Levite," and he turns out to be a priest, "...a Netin," and he turns out to be a mamzer, "...a mamzer," and he turns out to be a Netin, "...a town dweller," and he turns out to be a villager, "...a villager," and he turns out to be a town dweller, "...on condition that my home is near the bath," and it turns out to be far away, "...far," and it turns out to be near: "...On condition that I have a daughter or a slave girl who is a hairdresser"' and he has none, "...on condition that I have none," and he has one; "...on condition that I have no children," and he has; "...on condition that he has," and he has none — in the case of all of them, even though she says, "In my heart I wanted to become betrothed to him despite that fact," she is not betrothed. And so is the rule if she deceived him.

   2000, Jacob Neusner, The Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, Volume Two: Seder Mo'ed, page 389

   The illusory nature of urban area reduces the stability of the consciousness of a town dweller, promotes his estrangement from the real environment of existence.

   2019, Elena G. Popkova, Growth Poles of the Global Economy: Emergence, Changes and Future Perspectives, page 652