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townsfolk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the people living in a municipality smaller than a city

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the whole town cheered the team

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: town, townspeople

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: municipality

Narrower terms: borough

History

Etymology

From town + -s- + folk.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَضَر (ḥaḍar) — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Arabic: حَضَر (ḥaḍar) — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Chinese Mandarin: 市民 (shìmín) — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Faroese: býarfólk — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Finnish: kaupunkilaiset — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • French: citadins — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Städter — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Stadtbewohner — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Bürger — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Leute der Stadt — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Leute in der Stadt — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Stadtleute — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • German: Stadtmenschen — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Japanese: 市民 (shimin) — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Latin: oppidānī — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Manx: covaljee — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Manx: mooinjer yn valley — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Portuguese: cidadãos — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Russian: горожа́не (gorožáne) — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Lower Sorbian: měsćanarje — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Spanish: puebleros — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city
  • Spanish: pueblerinos — the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city