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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

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

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.

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