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A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously.

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  1. n. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously.
  2. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously. "Insulted as a cit". Johnson Which past endurance sting the tender cit. Emerson.
  3. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- usedcontemptuously. "Insulted as a cit". JohnsonWhich past endurance sting the tender cit. Emerson.
  4. n. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used contemptuously.