townsman

2 definitions found

townsman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Townsman \Towns"man\ (tounz"man), n.; pl. Townsmen
     (tounz"men).
     [1913 Webster]
     1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with
        another. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A selectman, in New England. See Selectman.
        [1913 Webster]

townsman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  townsman
      n 1: a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow
           townsman"
      2: a resident of a town or city [syn: townsman, towner]