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townsmate

townsmate noun: a person with which one shares a town.

Noun

townsmate (plural townsmates)

  1. A person with which one shares a town.
    • Ahlook, his townsmate, is perhaps less progressive, but his deportment is splendid, and his kind temperament and willingness make him a friend of all.1897, Annual Report on Introduction of Domestic Reindeer Into Alaska

Forms of townsmate

pluraltownsmates
alternative formtownmate

Origin of townsmate

From town + -s- + -mate.

Questions about townsmate

What does townsmate mean?
Townsmate means a person with which one shares a town.
What part of speech is townsmate?
Townsmate is a noun.
What is the plural of townsmate?
The plural of townsmate is townsmates.

Words near townsmate in the dictionary

  1. townsites
  2. townsizing
  3. Townsley
  4. Townsleys
  5. townsman
  6. townsmate
  7. townsmates
  8. townsmen
  9. Townson
  10. townspeople
  11. townsperson

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