Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A townsman; specifically, a citizen of a town as distinguished from a member of a college situated within its limits.
- noun A fellow-townsman.
- noun An interpreter.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun resident of a college town not affiliated with the college
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Examples
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I had pictured the War hitherto in the words: "Towny, bayonet me!".
Tales of the Wilderness Boris Pilniak 1915
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He fell, and, losing all sense of distinction, forgetting that I was his officer, he stretched out his arms towards me in a sort of half-conscious way, and cried: 'Towny, bayonet me!'
Tales of the Wilderness Boris Pilniak 1915
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A safari, under Hassani and Ebed, arrived with news of great mortality by cholera (Towny), at Zanzibar, and my “brother,” whom I conjecture to be Dr. Kirk, has fallen.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death Ed 1874
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• Towny Tirolean village, with lots of upmarket hotels
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Hermione - Towny - Not at all, don't worry about it, dear.
Irish Blogs 2009
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He leaned into Towny Tripp’s office and his heart stopped beating, for his best friend and most trusted aide had clearly flown the coop, leaving behind an empty desk and ravaged files.
The Honor Farm John Westermann 1996
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