Knickerbocker
Americannoun
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a descendant of the Dutch settlers of New York.
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any New Yorker.
noun
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a descendant of the original Dutch settlers of New York
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an inhabitant of New York
Etymology
Origin of Knickerbocker
1800–10, generalized from Diedrich Knickerbocker, fictitious author of Washington Irving's History of New York
Example Sentences
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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 • Aug. 11, 2023
As for the building, by the 1960s Knickerbocker had shut its brewery, and a variety of tenants cycled in and left.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2023
The “difference makers” in the IRA are two new rebates, Knickerbocker says.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Instead, his mother kept him home, not allowing him to venture out into a blizzard that, in 100 percent clear hindsight, should have kept the Knickerbocker shuttered.
From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2022
Down Knickerbocker Avenue is where everyone on the block goes to shop.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
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