市し人じん

noun

townsfolk; resident of a town

Refers to people living in a town or city, often in a collective sense. Somewhat literary or formal.

• 市し人じんたちは祭まつりの準じゅん備びに忙いそがしい。

  The townsfolk are busy preparing for the festival.

noun

merchant

Archaic or historical term for a merchant or trader in a town. Rare in modern usage.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょには、市し人じんが品しな物ものを売うり歩あるいたと記しるされている。

  Ancient documents record that merchants peddled their wares.