townies

noun

Definition of towniesnext
plural of townie
1
as in natives
a usually longtime resident of a locality the townies are dismayed that all the venerable manses around the village green are being bought as vacation homes by rich interlopers

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2
as in citizens
a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis the university board met with an association representing the townies to figure out a solution to the problems created by off-campus parties

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  1. natives
  2. citizens
  3. villagers
Noun
  • Consumers, especially younger digital natives, are using social media platforms and conversational AI tools to get answers instantly.
    Raianne Reiss, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Irish punk-poets unleashed an emotional track that’s become a battle cry for the downtrodden and forgotten, and which could only be written by these working-class Dublin natives.
    Charles Moss, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of natives
Noun
  • Some of the bank customers escaped and alerted the police and town citizens.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Weary citizens continue to suffer under high inflation, which has pushed up prices for essentials like oil and rice.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of citizens
Noun
  • And in these or other cases, settlers who had previously harassed villagers apparently now did so in uniform, with even greater impunity.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In the West Bank, settlers carry out near daily violence against Palestinian villagers and farmers, with near complete impunity, often with the protection or assistance of the army.
    Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Sun Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of villagers
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“Townies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/townies. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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