townsman

The word is recorded around 1796in a slang usage particular to Cambridge University, “a townsman as opposed to a gownsman.

The townsman went to the market to buy groceries.

The townsman attended the town meeting to discuss local issues.

The townsman was known for his generosity in helping his neighbors.

The townsman ran a small business in the town square.

The townsman volunteered at the local charity event.

The townsman greeted visitors with a warm smile.

The townsman lived in a quaint cottage on the outskirts of town.

The townsman organized a fundraiser for a community project.

The townsman served on the town council for many years.

The townsman celebrated the town festival with his family.

" Pay them no mind, boy, " the townsman told her. " They're none o' your concern. Ride on by" .

Upon my unfortunate townsman all these incidents accumulated with playful effect.

" There was nothing decent 'bout them things they did at Tumbler's Falls, " the townsman growled right back at him.

Meanwhile, on the part of the principal townsmen a strong determination was growing against him.

My gifted townsman stood gloomily apart, with folded arms, and I could have wished that his curls and forehead had been more probable.

At any rate he sat at his desk all day, giving every appearance of industry, for he wished to be on equal terms with his respectable fellow townsmen who worked and worked hard.

In the market places the farmers from the countryside learned of British policies and laws, and so, mingling with the townsmen, were drawn into the main currents of opinion which set in toward colonial nationalism and independence.