TOWNSMAN


Meaning of TOWNSMAN in English

/townz"meuhn/ , n. , pl. townsmen .

1. a native or inhabitant of a town.

2. a native or inhabitant of one's own or the same town.

3. (in New England) a selectman.

[ bef. 1000; ME; OE tunesman fellow member of a township. See TOWN, 'S 1 , MAN 1 ]

Usage . See -man .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .