townsman
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own townA man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
» Few townsmen know which sacred day is which.
В городе мало кто знает, когда какой святой день.
Meaning
3 sensesA man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
Bürger, Stadtbewohner
горожа́нинgorožánin, городско́й жи́тельgorodskój žítelʹ, мещани́нmeščanín
городя́нинhorodjányn, міща́нинmiščányn, містяни́нmistjanýn
a male resident of a town or city
A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).
Examples
1 sentencesFew townsmen know which sacred day is which.
ruВ городе мало кто знает, когда какой святой день.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town +From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.
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Forms
plural: townsmenSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular