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towndweller

towndweller 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 towndweller

pluraltowndwellers

Origin of towndweller

From town + dweller.

Questions about towndweller

What is towndweller the alternative spelling of?
Towndweller is the alternative spelling of town dweller.

Words near towndweller in the dictionary

  1. town-dwellers
  2. towname
  3. townball
  4. townclerk
  5. townclerks
  6. towndweller
  7. towndwellers
  8. towne
  9. towned
  10. townee
  11. townees

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