Home › Words › H › hometownerhometownerhometowner means one who lives in their hometown.EtymologyFrom hometown + -er.nounOne who lives in their hometown.e.g.“The temptation of the hometowner is therefore the classic temptation of insularity, which equates (or confuses) interest with self-absorption.” — 1999, Kieran Bonner, A Great Place to Raise Kids:A person who comes from one's own hometown.That which pertains to a hometown or one's hometown.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.homie 68% match — Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown. vs hometowner →hometownish 66% match — Characteristic of a hometown; having or giving a hometown feel vs hometowner →townmate 64% match — A friend with whom one shares a hometown, especially a small one. vs hometowner →homeling 61% match — A native; a person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; an inhabitant. vs hometowner →homecomer 61% match — One who returns home from another place. vs hometowner →homebird 60% match — A person who is unwilling to leave their childhood home or area. vs hometowner →homeworlder 60% match — An inhabitant of the homeworld. vs hometowner →homeborn 59% match — Born in a given place, native, indigenous. vs hometowner →