townsman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

townsman
    n 1: a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow
         townsman"
    2: a resident of a town or city [syn: {townsman}, {towner}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Townsman \Towns"man\ (tounz"man), n.; pl. {Townsmen}
   (tounz"men).
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   1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with
      another. --Pope.
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   2. A selectman, in New England. See {Selectman}.
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