gentrifier
- a word derived from gentrification.
- a word derived from gentrify.
Example Sentences
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Despite identifying as a local, he faced backlash upon opening Laundry Wand when an Instagram account dedicated to neighborhood news deemed him a gentrifier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
The day at the playground then becomes gridlocked intersectionality when Andrews-Dyer, the gentrifier, is just one presumption away from being the suspect.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
At some points you seem to imply you're the gentrifier, and other parts not so much.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2021
Anna, a gentrifier in Harlem, spends a lot of time watching old movies and looking out her window.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2018
Have you ever found yourself eating a maple bacon donut on a Citi Bike en route to Whole Foods after an exhausting yoga session and wondering: Am I a gentrifier?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2015
