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

In another version a man goes to market with two bags of cheese, and sends them downhill, like the Gothamite.

From The Book of Noodles Stories of Simpletons; or, Fools and Their Follies by Clouston, William Alexander

A Gothamite, Andrew Boyde, wrote the "Menye Tales of the Wise Men of Gotham," wherein many of the follies that have been fathered on them are duly set forth.

From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)

It sent the luckless Gothamite away just at the time of all others he most wished to remain.

From Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila by King, Charles