Gothamite

British  

/ ˈɡɒθəˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of New York City

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Etymology

Origin of Gothamite

C20: from Gotham , a nickname for New York City

Example Sentences

Bon vivant and wit Seamus O’Sullivan, a longtime staff writer of the Gothamite: Might this be Brendan Gill of the New Yorker?

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2015

While he serenades Manhattan with a smitten rendition of Cole Porter’s “I Happen to Like New York,” he lets us know that even as a Gothamite, he remains an easygoing, outdoors-loving Aussie.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2011

This, General, is Captain Schuyler, a mite of a man physically—a Gothamite, in fact—but a tower of wit and wisdom when permitted to speak.”

From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by King, Charles

He succeeded in borrowing ten thousand dollars from a millionaire who had come to New York from Cleveland to live and die a Gothamite.

From Her Weight in Gold by McCutcheon, George Barr

Every patriotic Gothamite, therefore, should rejoice at each successive indication of an improvement in architectural taste amongst us.

From Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman by Stone, William L. (William Leete)