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
Ana gets her first solo art gallery show with the help of her benefactor, Tim, a wealthy gay white man and gentrifier who provides Ana with financial and moral support.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2020
One of the season’s culminating dramas involves Nola’s homeless former classmate’s conflict with a white gentrifier that is delicately restrained.
From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2017
