This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

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n. Informal A permanent resident of a town, especially a resident of a college town who is academically unaffiliated with the local college or university.

n. A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.

n. A person born and raised in an area of Massachusetts who is proud of his or her Irish-American community, culture, and heritage.

n. A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area.

n. A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.

n. A chav.

n. A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area.

n. A person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook.

"Your humble e-scribbler, unrepentant townie that he is - the title townie bastard is already claimed - missed it completely as well."

townsman    towner   

Brownie    Downey    brownie    county    downy   

chinning    non-overlapping    fine-dining    hydropathic    water cure