suburbanite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of suburbanite
Example Sentences
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Pearlman was initially the classic O.C. suburbanite, preferring to focus on the good life instead of local matters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2025
“I was a suburbanite kid who got a dose of exposure to what was happening to black Americans in my own city.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Many Americans hold the sincere belief that, for instance, every Californian is a San Francisco liberal and every Texan is a right-wing Dallas suburbanite.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
One suggested that “Jeff Bezos wearing a cowboy hat is the final form of every suburbanite who drives an F150.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2021
They wouldn’t even recognize Megan the happily married suburbanite.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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