urbanite
Americannoun
noun
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Every urbanite knows that a variety of disparate worlds and cultures often exist within the same city’s limits and that for reasons practical and shameful some people never venture into certain neighborhoods.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
“So you’re a part-time urbanite, part-time road guardian or whatever?”
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2022
A staunch urbanite such as myself might describe the ferry network as the subway of the sea, only with lounges — rooms with sofas, wood tables and tartan-patterned carpets.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021
As an urbanite, he had to get creative to motivate himself during these painful trips.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
An urbanite now, Jesse browsed discount book stores.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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