townswoman
Woman from here
A townswoman is a female resident of a town, as opposed to someone living in the countryside or a city.
The term often implies familiarity with local affairs and participation in community life.
It can also designate a woman who comes from the same town as another person: She recognized a fellow townswoman at the conference.
The word has an old-fashioned quality and appears less frequently than the gender-neutral townspeople.
One who resides somewhere
- localOf this area
- nativeOriginating from a place
- dwellerOne who resides somewhere
- denizenOne who inhabits
citizen · settler · burgher · householder · villager · parishioner · homesteader · occupant
Courteous term for woman
- matronFemale institutional supervisor
- dameDated slang for woman
- matriarchFemale family leader
- wifeFemale marriage partner
mother · daughter · sister · aunt · grandmother · widow · spinster · gentlewoman
Regional or narrow-minded
- ruralOf the countryside
- village lifeExistence in small settlements
- market squarePublic trading area
- church steeplePointed tower on sanctuary
cobblestones · shopkeeper · gossip · familiar faces · close-knit · everybody knows · local customs · parish
Person living nearby
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- assemblyConstructing from components
- kinshipState of being related
congregation · guild · society · association · circle · club · league · sisterhood
inhabitant
One who resides somewhere
denizen · citizen · settler · burgher · householder · villager · parishioner · homesteader · occupant · townie
lady
Courteous term for woman
wife · mother · daughter · sister · aunt · grandmother · widow · spinster · gentlewoman · goodwife
provincial
Regional or narrow-minded
- ruralOf the countryside
- village lifeExistence in small settlements
- market squarePublic trading area
church steeple · cobblestones · shopkeeper · gossip · familiar faces · close-knit · everybody knows · local customs · parish · borough
neighbor
Person living nearby
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- assemblyConstructing from components
kinship · congregation · guild · society · association · circle · club · league · sisterhood · women's auxiliary
- townsfolkvillagers, townfolk, folk, resident, residents
- countrymencompatriot, countryman, countrywoman, fellow citizen, national