townsman

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town +‎ -s- +‎ man. === Pronunciation === === Noun === townsman (plural townsmen) A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. Synonym: city dweller Coordinate term: country dweller A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie. Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”). ==== Related terms ==== townswoman ==== Translations ====