What does townsman mean?
Townsman means A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town..
Two independent witnesses would testify that he carried no parcel. They were townsmen of St. Abbots who had travelled down in the same carriage with him.
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.
Use townsman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Townsman means A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town..
Common synonyms include city dweller, oppidan, towner.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Two independent witnesses would testify that he carried no parcel. They were townsmen of St. Abbots who had travelled down in the same carriage with him.
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