noun
- plural of townee; people who live in a town, especially as distinguished from those at a nearby college or university
Usage: informal
Examples
- The townees gathered at the local diner every morning for coffee.
- There’s always been tension between the college students and the townees.
- The townees organized a festival to celebrate their community’s history.
- Many townees work at the shops along Main Street.
- The bar was popular with townees but rarely visited by university students.
- Local townees volunteered to help with the cleanup after the storm.