East Sider

or Eastsider

[ sahy-der ]

noun
  1. a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.

Origin of East Sider

1
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; East Side + -er1

Words Nearby East Sider

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How to use East Sider in a sentence

  • His speech was the elaborated and painfully emphasized English of the self-taught East Sider.

    The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. Cobb
  • The east-sider thinks his hang-outs and dives are the best, and the west-sider thinks the same of his.

    Tramping with Tramps | Josiah Flynt
  • This is the song of the little East-sider, on her first trip to the country under the auspices of her Sunday School.