townman

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noun

A town-dweller; townsman

OriginMiddle English townman ← Old English tūnman →
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Meanings

nountownman (plural townmen)

plural townmen

  1. A town-dweller; townsman

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūnman
  2. Middle Englishtownman
  3. Englishtownman

From Middle English townman, towneman, tunmann, from Old English tūnman, tūnmann (“a town-dweller”), equivalent to town + man.

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APA

townman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townman

MLA

“townman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “townman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townman.

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