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suburbanite

American  
[suh-bur-buh-nahyt] / səˈbɜr bəˌnaɪt /

noun

  1. a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.


Etymology

Origin of suburbanite

First recorded in 1885–90; suburban + -ite 1

Example Sentences

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She herself insisted she had been a relatively normal suburbanite before joining the leftist underground.

From Los Angeles Times

We imagine the average boomer as a wealthy, conservative, out-of-touch white suburbanite largely unsympathetic to millennial and Gen Z money troubles.

From Salon

The best sequence in the whole film is their encounter with two posh suburbanites who simply can’t imagine they’re in danger, bounding right up to them like the Galapagos Islands’ blue-footed boobies.

From Los Angeles Times

White suburbanites are breaking for Vice President Kamala Harris, or not.

From Los Angeles Times

In this very tight race, Trump is depending on making inroads among Latino voters to make up for his losses among white college-educated suburbanites.

From Salon