townsfolk

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noun

The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.

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townfolktowntownspeople
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Meanings

nountownsfolk pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.

    Synonyms: townfolk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.

Similar
townfolk

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe people living in a municipality smaller than a city

Similar
towntownspeople
Broader
municipality
Also see
towntownfolktownfolks

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From town + -s- + folk.

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Translations

Arabic حَضَر
  • حَضَر (ḥaḍar)the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Bulgarian град, гра́ждани
  • град (grad)the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • гра́ждани (gráždani)the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Chinese Mandarin 市民
  • 市民 (shìmín)the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Finnish kaupunkilaiset
  • kaupunkilaisetthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
French citadins
  • citadinsthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
German Städter, Stadtbewohner
  • Städterthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Stadtbewohnerthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Bürgerthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Leute der Stadtthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Leute in der Stadtthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Stadtleutethe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Stadtmenschenthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Japanese 市民
  • 市民 (shimin)the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Latin oppidānī
  • oppidānīthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Portuguese cidadãos
  • cidadãosthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Russian горожа́не
  • горожа́не (gorožáne)the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
Spanish puebleros, pueblerinos
  • pueblerosthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • pueblerinosthe population or inhabitants of a village, town or city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

townfolks
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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