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town-dweller

town-dweller is the alternative spelling of town dweller.

Meaning of town dweller

Noun

town dweller (plural town dwellers)

  1. A person who lives in a town.
    • M. 2:3 "...On condition that I am a priest," and he turns out to be a Levite, "...on condition that I am a Levite," and he turns out to be a priest, "...a Netin," and he turns out to be a mamzer, "...a mamzer," and he turns out to be a Netin, "...a town dweller," and he turns out to be a villager...2000, Jacob Neusner, The Comparative Hermeneutics of Rabbinic Judaism, Volume Two: Seder Mo'ed, page 389

Forms of town-dweller

pluraltown-dwellers

Origin of town-dweller

From town + dweller.

Questions about town-dweller

What is town-dweller the alternative spelling of?
Town-dweller is the alternative spelling of town dweller.

Words near town-dweller in the dictionary

  1. Town Yetholm
  2. town-and-gown
  3. town-building game
  4. town-clerk
  5. town-clerks
  6. town-dweller
  7. town-dwellers
  8. towname
  9. townball
  10. townclerk
  11. townclerks

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