Cityman

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man from a city.

    "He wants the frankness (now) of manner which alone could carry a man in his position through an hour’s dejeunering with squab citymen who had no notion of what it would be proper to say to him."

Example

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"He wants the frankness (now) of manner which alone could carry a man in his position through an hour’s dejeunering with squab citymen who had no notion of what it would be proper to say to him."

Etymology

From city + -man.

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