(also townee) noun (disapproving)
1 a person who lives in or comes from a town or city, especially sb who does not know much about life in the countryside:
Country life isn't as idyllic as townies imagine.
2 (AmE) a person who lives in a town with a college or university but does not attend or work at it
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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