Townsman

Synonyms for "townsman" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (4)

Noun(2 words)
citizencity dweller

Related words (7)

Noun(1 words)
oppidan

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Translations

53 translations across 30 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • bashkëqytetar noun (male resident of a town)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀστός noun (male resident of a town)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مَدِينِيّ noun (male resident of a town)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • гараджа́нін noun (male resident of a town)
  • гарадскі́ noun (male resident of a town)
  • ме́скі noun (male resident of a town)
  • мяшча́нін noun (male resident of a town)

Breton

1 entries
  • kêriad noun (male resident of a town)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • гра́жданин noun (male resident of a town)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 市民 noun (male resident of a town)

Church Slavic

1 entries
  • гражданинъ noun (male resident of a town)

Czech

2 entries
  • měšťan noun (male resident of a town)
  • měšťák noun (male resident of a town)

Danish

2 entries
  • borger noun (male resident of a town)
  • bymand noun (male resident of a town)

Dutch

4 entries
  • burger noun (male resident of a town)
  • poorter noun (male resident of a town)
  • stadsbewoner noun (male resident of a town)
  • stedeling noun (male resident of a town)

Finnish

1 entries
  • kaupunkilainen noun (male resident of a town)

French

1 entries
  • citadin noun (male resident of a town)

German

2 entries
  • Bürger noun (male resident of a town)
  • Stadtbewohner noun (male resident of a town)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 市民 noun (male resident of a town)

Korean

1 entries
  • 시민 noun (male resident of a town)

Latin

1 entries
  • oppidānus noun (male resident of a town)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • miestietis noun (male resident of a town)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • гра́ѓанец noun (male resident of a town)
  • гра́ѓанин noun (male resident of a town)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • bymann noun (male resident of a town)

Old East Slavic

1 entries
  • горожанинъ noun (male resident of a town)

Polish

2 entries
  • miastowy noun (male resident of a town)
  • mieszczanin noun (male resident of a town)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • cidadão noun (male resident of a town)

Russian

4 entries
  • городско́й noun (male resident of a town)
  • городско́й жи́тель noun (male resident of a town)
  • горожа́нин noun (male resident of a town)
  • меща́нин noun (male resident of a town)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • mjèštanin noun (male resident of a town)
  • mèštanin noun (male resident of a town)
  • мѐштанин noun (male resident of a town)
  • мјѐштанин noun (male resident of a town)

Slovak

1 entries
  • mešťan noun (male resident of a town)

Slovene

2 entries
  • krajan noun (male resident of a town)
  • meščan noun (male resident of a town)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • fotoman noun (male resident of a town)

Swedish

3 entries
  • borgare noun (male resident of a town)
  • stadsbo noun (male resident of a town)
  • stadsman noun (male resident of a town)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • городя́нин noun (male resident of a town)
  • містяни́н noun (male resident of a town)
  • міськи́й noun (male resident of a town)
  • міща́нин noun (male resident of a town)

Sample sentences

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Largely by reason of the persistence of John Crevallier Cobbold, a leading townsman and a member of a respected Suffolk family, the scheme was brought to fruition and by an Act dated July 19, 1844, the Eastern Union Railway came into existence.

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