townspeople \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun plural Etymology:towns (gen. of town) + people 1.: the inhabitants of a town or city : townsmen < the villagers seem … less envious of the townspeople than they used to be — S.P.B.Mais > 2.: the citizens or inhabitants of a particular town < reporters interviewed the townspeople — J.C.Lincoln >