Locals

n. person who is native to or resides in a particular locality; local branch (of an organization, union, etc.); train or bus which stops at the majority of stops along a route; newspaper item of local interest

Noun
1. public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
(antonym) express
(hypernym) public transport
2. anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body
(synonym) local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
(hypernym) anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent
(hyponym) anesthyl
Adjective
1. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"
(antonym) national
2. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
(pertainym) vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
3. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"
(antonym) general
(similar) localized, localised
(classification) medicine, medical specialty

The users on one's local network (as opposed, say, to people one reaches via public Internet or UUCP connections). The marked thing about this usage is how little it has to do with real-space distance. "I have to do some tweaking on this mail utility before releasing it to the locals."
(1994-11-29)

The floor traders who trade primarily for their own accounts. Although "locals" are speculators, they provide the liquidity needed by hedgers to transfer the risk of price change.

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