TOWNSMEN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

townsmen

noun

plural of townsman

as in citizens

a person who lives in a town on a permanent basis thousands of townsmen turned out to vote on the school budget

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The lawsuit is different from previous legal action against the president -- first, in that the plaintiffs are ordinary citizens, shifting the focus from news gatherers to news consumers, and thus implying a much larger pool of stakeholders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Israel does not allow most citizens to vote absentee from abroad, so many were expected to fly in, including thousands living in the United States.

— Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026

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Fischer and Wilson’s bawdy fable is predominately about how this flammable hunk makes the rest of the villagers burn up with jealousy.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
That’s what the Prophet Muhammad was doing in exhibiting restraint with the angry villagers.

— Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026

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