towner

A noun referring to a person who lives in a town or city, often used to distinguish from someone living in a rural area.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die in einer Stadt oder einem Ort lebt, oft im Gegensatz zu einem Bewohner des ländlichen Raums.

1. Town resident B2 formal

   A person who lives in a town or city, often used to distinguish from someone from the countryside.

   • The towners gathered in the square for the festival.
   • As a lifelong towner, she knew every street in the city.
   • The towners and the farmers had different perspectives on the new law.

   🇩🇪Stadtbewohner

   Synonyme: burghertownietownsman

   Antonyme: countrymanrusticvillager