fellow townsman?

[shabani]

Hi everyone,
can anyone please tell me what's the word for a person who lives in your own town? is it "fellow townsman"?

 

[birdeen's call]

Yes, if this person happens to be a man. Also simply "townsman".

 

[SoothingDave]

Fellow citizen or inhabitant would also work.

 

[Tdol]

We can also use fellow + noun for person from that city:
Fellow Londoner/Liverpudlian, etc
(If there is such a word- not all places have one)

 

[5jj]

I don't think I have ever heard or seen 'fellow townsman'. 'Fellow citizen, inhabitant' also sound unnatural to me, though I would understand all these expressions.

In the absence of a noun such as Londoner or Glaswegian, I think I'd just say, "Fred comes from X, too/as well'.

 

[shabani]

fivejedjon, so you mean there isn't any word you can put after "my" in this sentence " "Nick is my _____" ? should I rephrase this into " Nick is from London too" ?

 

[5jj]

fivejedjon, so you mean there isn't any word you can put after "my" in this sentence " "Nick is my _____" ? Not for me.
should I rephrase this into " Nick is from London too" ?

That's what I'd say, but some people might say 'my fellow Londoner'.

Soothing Dave finds 'my fellow citizen' or 'inhabitant' acceptable. It seems that this is a matter of personal taste.

You might be interested in this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjectivals_and_demonyms_for_cities