Meanings
plural townspersons · plural townspeople
- An inhabitant of a town.
It is the tunes of townspeople only, principally of those in the capital Sanʿa that are original; while the folk-song of the village Jews, who live in close contact with the Arabs, is strongly influenced by Arabic music.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 3691 more example
Many sources claim that the original Groundhog Day took place in 1887, when residents of Punxsutawney set out to Gobbler’s Knob, known as Phil’s “official” home, but the first piece of evidence Yoder found of townspeople trusting a groundhog for the weather, a diary entry, was dated 1840.
2023 February 1, Scottie Andrew, “The bizarre history of Groundhog Day”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian гра́жданин, гра́жданка
- гра́жданин (gráždanin)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- гра́жданка (gráždanka)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- гра́жданче (gráždanče)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
French citadin, citadine
- citadininhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- citadineinhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
German Stadtbewohner, Stadtbewohnerin
- Stadtbewohnerinhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- Stadtbewohnerininhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- Städterinhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- Städterininhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
Polish mieszczanin, mieszczanka
- mieszczanininhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- mieszczankainhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
Russian горожа́нин, горожа́нка
- горожа́нин (gorožánin)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- горожа́нка (gorožánka)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
Spanish pueblero, pueblerino
- puebleroinhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- pueblerinoinhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
Ukrainian городя́нин, городя́нка
- городя́нин (horodjányn)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- городя́нка (horodjánka)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- містяни́н (mistjanýn)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
- містя́нка (mistjánka)inhabitant of a town — see also townsman, townswoman
Cite this entry
townsperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsperson
“townsperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsperson. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “townsperson,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/townsperson.
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