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urbanite

American  
[ur-buh-nahyt] / ˈɜr bəˌnaɪt /

noun

  1. a resident of a city or urban community.


urbanite British  
/ ˈɜːbəˌnaɪt /

noun

  1. a resident of an urban community; city dweller

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of urbanite

First recorded in 1895–1900; urban + -ite 1

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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

Though this is a story about an urbanite plunging into treacherous conditions, the camping itself appears easy.

From New York Times Aug. 31, 2023

Everyone I spoke to is a middle class urbanite living in Moscow.

From Slate Oct. 23, 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

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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