# townie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtaʊni/ · frequency rank #75,499

## Definitions
1. A person living in a university area who is not associated with the university.
2. A person who has moved from a town or city to a rural area. Especially, one who is perceived not to have adopted rural ways.
3. A person familiar with the town (urbanised centre of a city) and with going out on the town; a street-wise person.
4. A chav.
5. A working-class citizen in a metropolitan area.
6. A person who lives in a city or town, or has an urban outlook.

## Etymology
From town + -ie.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/townie