The people who live in a town, considered together as a group or community.
Compound word from Old English 'tun' (enclosed place, farmstead) and 'folk' (Old English 'folc' meaning people). The term emerged in medieval English to describe residents of a town as opposed to rural peasants.
Townsfolk appears constantly in literature because it captures something writers love—the idea of a tight-knit community where everyone knows everyone's business, making it perfect for mysteries and gossip-driven plots.
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