What does townspeople mean?
Townspeople means plural of townsperson.
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/ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl/ · noun
plural of townsperson.
Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.
The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.
Use townspeople when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Townspeople means plural of townsperson.
Common synonyms include townfolk, villagers, town, townsfolk.
Possible antonyms include countryfolk, bumpkins, hicks.
Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.
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