Citizen
Citizen noun - A person who lives in a town on a permanent basis.
Usage example: claimed that the good citizens of the town were sick of high property taxes
Townsman is a synonym for citizen in inhabitant topic. In some cases you can use "Townsman" instead a noun "Citizen", when it comes to topics like townspeople. popular alternative
Nearby Words: citizenship, citizenry
Townsman
Townsman noun - A person who lives in a town on a permanent basis.
Usage example: thousands of townsmen turned out to vote on the school budget
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Citizen is a synonym for townsman in townspeople topic. You can use "Citizen" instead a noun "Townsman".
Nearby Word: town
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