suburbanite

noun

Definition of suburbanitenext
as in urbanite

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  1. urbanite
  2. resident
  3. inhabitant
  4. occupant
Noun
  • Tracking brought urbanites into contact with hidden nature, and suggested new avenues for outdoor education and the preservation of green space.
    Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Brian’s business, City Fly, specializes in getting urbanites like myself into the wild.
    John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of urbanite
Noun
  • Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego sailed to victory on election night, winning a second and final term serving the nation's fifth largest city of 1.6 million residents.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Givaudan committed to paying for structural damages caused by the explosion, but Leonard was still pressed by residents to address concerns about the company's safety standards.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Most of the inhabitants of Luxembourg speak English, French and German.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Before the conflict escalated, an average of 500 trucks were delivering aid daily to Gaza, a figure that relief organizations assert is essential for the region's 2.3 million inhabitants, many of whom have been displaced multiple times.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of inhabitant
Noun
  • Two occupants were in each of the two other vehicles involved in the crash.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
  • There are two separate touch screens for climate control, one located low in the center stack, below the infotainment screen, the other available to second-row occupants at the rear of the center console.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of occupant
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