Definitions for Towner
Towner
town·er
Spelling: [tou-ner]
IPA: /ˈtaʊ nər/
Towner is a 6 letter English word.
You can make 108 anagrams from letters in Towner (enortw).
Definitions for Towner
noun
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a person who lives in a town or city.
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a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than a village, having fixed boundaries and certain local powers of government.
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a densely populated area of considerable size, as a city or borough.
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(especially in New England) a municipal corporation with less elaborate organization and powers than a city.
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(in most U.S. states except those of New England) a township.
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any urban area, as contrasted with its surrounding countryside.
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the inhabitants of a town; townspeople; citizenry.
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the particular town or city in mind or referred to:
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a nearby or neighboring city; the chief town or city in a district:
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the main business or shopping area in a town or city; downtown.
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British.
a village or hamlet in which a periodic market or fair is held.
any village or hamlet.
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Scot. a farmstead.
Idioms
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go to town, Informal.
to be successful.
to do well, efficiently, or speedily:
to lose restraint or inhibition; overindulge.
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on the town,
Informal. in quest of entertainment in a city's nightclubs, bars, etc.; out to have a good time:
supported by the public charity of the state or community; on relief.
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paint the town. paint (def 16).
adjective
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of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a town:
Origin of Towner
town + -er1
Examples for Towner
When night came I rode into town from my home in Harborcreek, and saw Mr. towner.
"Purty long ride ye hed fur such a big load," remarked one towner.
Senator towner has dates here, and the main part of the article is that he had received a letter from the State Department.