townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl 
1
: the inhabitants of a town or city : townsmen
2
: town-dwelling or town-bred persons
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Jason Lemon, Senior Politics Editor Philosophy The Prophet By Kahlil Gibran | Penguin Classics
The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays by the legendary writer Gibran about a fictional prophet who is asked by townspeople to discuss matters of life before sailing home.
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Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In 2022, a gang of free-roaming macaques reportedly terrorized townspeople in Yamaguchi, Japan, breaking into apartments, messing with crops, and injuring residents with scratches and bites.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There was to be a magnificent number with the townspeople in matching spandex outfits bitchily slamming their doors in unison to an ever-swelling melody.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
In both movies, the younger Talbot is bitten by a werewolf shortly after his return home, with his father — at least initially — protecting him from the townspeople eager to kill the beast.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In 2022, a gang of free-roaming macaques reportedly terrorized townspeople in Yamaguchi, Japan, breaking into apartments, messing with crops, and injuring residents with scratches and bites.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025
There was to be a magnificent number with the townspeople in matching spandex outfits bitchily slamming their doors in unison to an ever-swelling melody.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
In both movies, the younger Talbot is bitten by a werewolf shortly after his return home, with his father — at least initially — protecting him from the townspeople eager to kill the beast.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for townspeople
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“Townspeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/townspeople. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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townspeople
plural noun
towns·peo·ple
ˈtau̇nz-ˌpē-pəl
: the people who live in a town or city
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