locals

nounperson deeply rooted in community

Synonyms for locals

noun person deeply rooted in community

Antonyms for locals

Word Origin & History

"pertaining to position," late 14c. (originally medical, "confined to a particular part of the body"), from Old French local (13c.) and directly from Late Latin localis "pertaining to a place," from Latin locus "place" (see locus). The meaning "limited to a particular place" is from c.1500. Local color is from 1721, originally a term in painting; meaning "anything picturesque" is from c.1900.

Example Sentences for locals

"This is our last chance, boys," said Eliot, as the locals gathered at the bench.

Khepera had been easy; the locals hadn't had anything to fight with.

The locals were just digging themselves out of it when I landed.

The locals were inclined to take a poor view of the kreggs, at first.

Then, some time, the locals'll jump them when they aren't watching and wipe them out.

You mean the planets we use as bases, and the things we teach the locals?

They were always welcomed by the locals for what they could do and teach.

They looted a couple of cities, destroyed one, killed a lot of the locals.

The district organization is composed of a number of locals in the same field.

The Journeymen Tailors and the Switchmen each had delegates from two locals.