yorker

British  

/ ˈjɔːkə /

noun

1. cricket a ball bowled so as to pitch just under or just beyond the bat

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Etymology

Origin of yorker

C19: probably named after the Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Example Sentences

In New York City, Zohran Mamdani won his mayoral race on the bold vision of publicly-funded child care for every New Yorker.

From Salon

Last week, Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, published a moving essay in The New Yorker detailing her battle with a terminal form of leukemia.

From Salon

Beginning in 1849, when Brooks Brothers introduced the first ready-made suit, New Yorker strivers had a more-affordable option.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thanks, too, to Tatiana Schlossberg for her cool, brave, brilliant reporting on her struggle with cancer, in the New Yorker.

From The Wall Street Journal

And all those people who insisted that they couldn’t stand a city boy fell in love with the rich, braggadocious New Yorker.

From Salon