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

I wish the Cap'n would invite old Greeley on board his boat in New York," said the Gothamite, "and then run him off to Charleston.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 by Various

And now a few more Indian and other stories of the Gothamite class to conclude the present section.

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

A number of the Gothamite tales in the printed collection are not only inferior to those which are preserved orally, but can be considered in no sense examples of preeminent folly.

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