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hometowner en · NOUN

Etymology

From hometown + -er.

Meanings

1. One who lives in their hometown.
   • The temptation of the hometowner is therefore the classic temptation of insularity, which equates (or confuses) interest with self-absorption. 1999, Kieran Bonner, A Great Place to Raise Kids:
   • The show goes on. And holiday visitors, just like the hometowners rushing to holiday parties or home from work, become part of the spectacle. 2023 September 12, Jordyn Holman, “The Holiday Boom in New York Is Back. Sort Of.”, in The New York Times:
2. A person who comes from one's own hometown.
3. That which pertains to a hometown or one's hometown.
   • “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.” 2015, Mike Shepherd, Collage:

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