Townspeople

//ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of townsperson form-of, plural

    "Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs."

  2. 2
    the people living in a municipality smaller than a city wordnet

Synonyms

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townfolkbig-city manbourgeoisburgessburghercity dweller

Example

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"The townspeople were astonishingly naive about what the smugglers were."

Etymology

From town + -s- + people.

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