Downsmann.
/ˈdaʊnzmən/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnzmən/ 1. A native or inhabitant of downland; esp. a native or inhabitant of the Sussex Downs, a stretch of chalk upland at the eastern end of the South Downs, between Eastbourne and Chichester.
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1863 Bell's Life in London 15 Feb. 4/3 George Fordham and ‘Mr Cameron’ must at least show for the honour of the hard-riding downsmen.
1906 Academy 20 Jan. 63/1 The Downsman in the city May not his home forget.
1921 S. Leslie Manning 44 Morning after morning in the grey mist the shepherds and downsmen could hear the bell of their vigilant pastor.
1968 Country Life 20 June 1671/2 I have known fervent downsmen who grudgingly admitted that the Yorkshire dales were quite pretty.
2000 Observer 7 May h24/4 It explores the Sussex Downs from the viewpoints of Brighton suburbanite David Bangs and 85-year-old native Downsman Bob Copper.
2. spec. With capital initial. A member of the Society of Sussex Downsmen.The Society of Sussex Downsmen (now the South Downs Society) was founded in 1923 to preserve the natural landscape of the South Downs.
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1924 Daily Mail 8 Feb. 7/3 A movement to renew interest in the Sussex Downs..has been started at Brighton by the formation of the Society of Sussex Downsmen.
1974 H. R. Burroughes in R. Kimber & J. J. Richardson Campaigning for Environment 73 The Protest Committee became less important as the Downsmen put increasing effort behind any solution able to protect their basic concerns.
1998 Daily Tel. 27 Feb. 23/6 She was..an intrepid long-distance walker and a keen Downsman.
2018 Eastbourne (E. Sussex) Herald (Nexis) 4 Feb. There are accounts of the Downsmen and the Men of Sussex holding an annual stoolball match at which all parties wore smocks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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