hometowner
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hometowner (plural hometowners)
- One who lives in their hometown.
- 1999, Kieran Bonner, A Great Place to Raise Kids:
- The temptation of the hometowner is therefore the classic temptation of insularity, which equates (or confuses) interest with self-absorption.
- 2023 December 9, Jordyn Holman, “The Holiday Boom in New York Is Back. Sort Of.”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The show goes on. And holiday visitors, just like the hometowners rushing to holiday parties or home from work, become part of the spectacle.
- A person who comes from one's own hometown.
- That which pertains to a hometown or one's hometown.
- 2015, Mike Shepherd, Collage:
- “Yeah, let's do a hometowner, Gary, it'll be one for both of us.” “Hometowner? What the hell is that?” “For the radio stations in Springfield, it'll give you a chance to say hi to your mom and dad, and that fine little sister of yours.”