townsfolk
The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classesThe people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
» The townsfolk were frightened by the earthquake.
Горожане были напуганы землетрясением.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, plural only)The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
Städter, Stadtbewohner, Bürger
горожа́неgorožáne
- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city
Examples
4 sentencesThe townsfolk were frightened by the earthquake.
ruГорожане были напуганы землетрясением.
It's surely a view the townsfolk are attached to.
"Have you seen my pencil?" asked the alien to the flabbergasted townsfolk.
The townsfolk were convinced that the string of murders was tied to a satanic cult.
ruГорожане были убеждены, что серия убийств связана с сектой сатанистов.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From town + -s- + folk.From town + -s- + folk.
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Forms
plural: townsfolks| Singular | townsfolk |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the people living in a municipality smaller than a city:towntownspeople