suburbanite

English

Etymology

From suburban +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

Noun

suburbanite (plural suburbanites)

  1. (informal) Someone who lives in the suburbs.
    Synonym: suburbian
    Coordinate terms: exurbanite, ex-urbanite, urbanite
    Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!
    • 1899 November 10, “Would Give Plan a Chance.”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      I would suggest that we give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company a chance to correct the existing faults before condemning the scheme. A SUBURBANITE.
    • 1959 October, G. H. Robin, “Railways to Helensburgh—a pre-electrification prospect”, in Trains Illustated, page 541:
      The line was doubled in the nineties and Hillfoot station added for suburbanites in 1900.
    • 2023 July 15, Reihan Salam, “Why YIMBY Righteousness Backfires”, in The Atlantic‎[2]:
      Today’s affluent suburbanites might resent the suggestion that they’re guilty of racial animus, but they’re entirely comfortable with being accused of colorblind class prejudice.
    • 2024 January 18, Simon Kuper, “Electric cars are not the future”, in Financial Times‎[3]:
      Then there’s the problem of charging EVs. Suburbanites with home garages can install chargers, but the lack of public chargers on city streets hasn’t become a major issue yet only because so few people own EVs.

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