townsmanEtymologyFrom Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.townsman means A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.nounA man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.“Two independent witnesses would testify that he carried no parcel. They were townsmen of St. Abbots who had travelled down in the same carriage with him.”A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.Synonym of oppidan (“type of student”).