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townswoman

townswoman

4.6
A woman who lives in a town or city
  • noun
  • /ˈtaʊnzwʊmən/
translation icon : vecina
  • Last week, the townswoman shared her ideas at the community meeting.

Examples

  • She became close friends with a townswoman who had lived there all her life.

  • The townswoman shared her thoughts at the meeting.

  • A townswoman welcomed us and showed us around the local market.

  • Many townswomen gathered to organize the annual festival.

  • A townswoman from our community won the award!

  • The townswoman organized a fundraiser to support local schools.

  • Many townspeople respected the townswoman for her dedication to the community.

Synonyms

local
vstownswoman
197 1.2

A person who lives in a particular area or community

specifies a female from a town or city rather than a general nearby resident
towner
vstownswoman
17 8.6

A person who lives in a town or city rather than in the countryside

is limited to women from towns or cities without the contrast to countryside
townie
vstownswoman
  • Informal
13 8.9

A person who lives in a town, not a student or visitor

focuses on being a woman from a town or city, not the insider-outsider contrast
city girl
vstownswoman
8 3.9

A woman who lives in a city and likes fashion and busy city life

is a woman from a town or city without stylish or fashionable connotations
urbanite
vstownswoman
5 4.1

A person who lives in a city and is used to city life

is a woman from a town or city rather than a general city dweller
urban dweller
vstownswoman
2 3.8

A person who lives in a city rather than in the countryside

is a woman specifically from a town or city, not a gender-neutral term
townee
vstownswoman
  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who lives in a town and seems out of place in the country

is simply a woman from a town or city without flashy or male connotations

How Urban

urbanist
1 5.8
city girl
8 3.9
townswoman
4.6
suburbanite
12 5.8

Surface Forms

townswoman singular
townswomen plural

Morphology

townswoman = town + woman (transparent) = town + woman

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'town' + 'woman' denoting a woman from a town or city.

Etymology

The word townswoman is made from town and woman, literally 'a woman of the town', so it simply means a woman who lives in or comes from a town or city.