suburbanite

English

Etymology

suburban +‎ -ite

Noun

suburbanite (plural suburbanites)

(informal) Someone who lives in the suburbs.
Synonym: suburbian

Coordinate terms: exurbanite, ex-urbanite, urbanite

Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!
- 1899 November 10, “Would Give Plan a Chance.”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
  I would suggest that we give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company a chance to correct the existing faults before condemning the scheme. A SUBURBANITE.
- 1959 October, G. H. Robin, “Railways to Helensburgh—a pre-electrification prospect”, in Trains Illustated, page 541:
  The line was doubled in the nineties and Hillfoot station added for suburbanites in 1900.
- 2023 July 15, Reihan Salam, “Why YIMBY Righteousness Backfires”, in The Atlantic‎:
  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.

Translations

someone who dwells in suburbia

Finnish: lähiöasukas
French: banlieusard (fr) m, banlieusarde (fr) f
German: Vorstädter m, Vorstädterin f
Irish: fo-bhailteach m, bruachbhailteach m
Italian: borgataro (it) m, borgatara f
Latin: suburbānus m
Manx: fo-valjagh m
Romanian: mahalagiu (ro) m, mahalagioaică (ro) f

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