The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TOWNSMAN
townsman, towner
(noun) a resident of a town or city
townsman
(noun) a person from the same town as yourself; “a fellow townsman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
townsman (plural townsmen)
A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
Synonym: city dweller
Coordinate terms
• country dweller
Source: Wiktionary
Towns"man, n.; pl. Townsmen (-men).
1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with another. Pope.
2. A selectman, in New England. See Selectman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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