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Noun: townsman (townsmen)  tawnz-mun
  1. A male resident of a town or city
    "As a lifelong townsman, he was unfamiliar with rural living"
     
  2. A male person from the same town as yourself
    "He recognized his townsman at the county fair"

Derived forms: townsmen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal], towner, townie

Encyclopedia: Townsman