townie

or town·ee, town·y

[ tou-nee ]
/ ˈtaʊ ni /

noun Informal.

a resident of a town, especially a nonstudent resident of a college town.

Origin of townie

First recorded in 1820–30; town + -ie

Words nearby townie

town talk, towner, townes, townhall clock, townhome, townie, townish, townland, townlet, townscape, townsend

Definition for townies (2 of 2)

towny
[ tou-nee ]
/ ˈtaʊ ni /

noun, plural town·ies.

townie.

Words related to townies

metropolitan, urbanite

British Dictionary definitions for townies

townie

townee (taʊˈniː)

/ (ˈtaʊnɪ) /

noun mainly British informal, often derogatory

a permanent resident in a town, esp as distinct from country dwellers or students
a young working-class person who dresses in casual sports clothes