townie
noun[C]
uk/ˈtaʊ.ni/us/ˈtaʊ.ni/informaldisapproving
apersonwholivesin atownwhere there is acollegebut who is notinvolvedwith thecollege
(大学城中与大学无关联的)居民UK(USandAustralian Englishcity slicker)
apersonwholivesin atown, and has noexperienceof orknowledgeaboutlivingin thecountryside:
(不了解乡下生活的)城里人Acoupleof townieswalkedinto thevillagepub,lookingvery out ofplaceintheirsmartsuits.几个城里人走进这家乡村酒馆,他们西装革履的光鲜打扮显得与环境很不谐调。
People who live or settle somewhere
- asylum seeker
- boarder
- brain drain
- city slicker
- co-resident
- frontiersman
- Georgian
- guest worker
- habitant
- illegal alien
- lodger
- occupier
- Orcadian
- outflow
- overspill
- repeople
- squatter
- villager
- welcome wagon
- year-rounder