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/seuh berr"beuh nuyt'/, n.a person who lives in a suburb of a city or large town.[1885-90; SUBURBAN + -ITE1]
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suburbanite — 1890, from SUBURBAN (Cf. suburban) + ITE (Cf. ite). Middle English used suburban (n.) in this sense (mid 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
suburbanite — [sə bʉr′bənīt΄] n. a person living in a suburb … English World dictionary
suburbanite — UK [səˈbɜː(r)bənaɪt] / US [səˈbɜrbəˌnaɪt] noun [countable] Word forms suburbanite : singular suburbanite plural suburbanites someone who lives in a suburb … English dictionary
suburbanite — noun Someone who dwells in suburbia. Dont call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove! … Wiktionary
suburbanite — sub|ur|ban|ite [səˈbə:bənaıt US ˈbə:r ] n someone who lives in a suburb often used to show disapproval ▪ Patsy s father is a typical suburbanite … Dictionary of contemporary English
suburbanite — suburb ► NOUN ▪ an outlying residential district of a city. DERIVATIVES suburban adjective suburbanite noun suburbanize (also suburbanise) verb. ORIGIN from Latin sub near to + urbs city … English terms dictionary
suburbanite — noun see suburb … New Collegiate Dictionary
suburbanite — Synonyms and related words: big city man, bourgeois, burgess, burgher, city dweller, city man, city slicker, exurbanite, oppidan, townee, towner, townfolk, townfolks, townsman, townspeople, townswoman, urbanite, villager, villageress … Moby Thesaurus
suburbanite — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. resident, commuter, traveler; see citizen … English dictionary for students
suburbanite — sub|ur|ban|ite [ sə bɜrbə,naıt ] noun count someone who lives in a SUBURB … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
