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plural suburbanites
(informal) Someone who lives in the suburbs. quotations examples
I would suggest that we give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company a chance to correct the existing faults before condemning the scheme. A SUBURBANITE.
1899 November 10, “Would Give Plan a Chance.”, in The New York Times
The line was doubled in the nineties and Hillfoot station added for suburbanites in 1900.
1959 October, G. H. Robin, “Railways to Helensburgh—a pre-electrification prospect”, in Trains Illustated, page 541
Today’s affluent suburbanites might resent the suggestion that they’re guilty of racial animus, but they’re entirely comfortable with being accused of colorblind class prejudice.
2023 July 15, Reihan Salam, “Why YIMBY Righteousness Backfires”, in The Atlantic