Knickerbocker

American  

[nik-er-bok-er] / ˈnɪk ərˌbɒk ər /

noun

1. a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.

2. any New Yorker.

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Knickerbocker British  

/ ˈnɪkəˌbɒkə /

noun

1. a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York

2. an inhabitant of New York

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Etymology

Origin of Knickerbocker

1800–10, generalized from Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York

Example Sentences

"It was so hot all around me, I felt like my shirt was about to catch on fire," Nicoangelo Knickerbocker, a 21-year-old resident of Lahaina, said from one of the four emergency shelters opened on the island.

From Reuters

Gregory Knickerbocker, Nicoangelo Knickerbocker's father, described in an interview how the fire barreled toward the town through dry grass fields where sugar cane was once cultivated.

From Reuters

The Schuyler statue — in bronze, by J. Massey Rhind, a Scottish-born sculptor — was a gift of George C. Hawley, a local beer baron, and treated as front-page news in the Knickerbocker Press, which recounted a parade and thousands of onlookers at its unveiling, including military units and Boy Scouts, in June 1925.

From New York Times

In Victorian America, a literary journal known as The Knickerbocker was as popular as movies or TV shows are today.

From Salon

Alternatively known as New-York Monthly Magazine, The Knickerbocker both catered to mainstream popular culture and aspired to elevate it.

From Salon