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downtowner en · NOUN

Etymology

From downtown + -er.

Meanings

  1. Someone from downtown.
    • He began giving parties in a loft on Broadway at Houston Street, with artists, techies and other downtowners. 2009 August 30, Allen Salkin, “For Him, the Web Was No Safety Net”, in The New York Times:
    • Mr. Jacobs continues to push the envelope, using heavy-knit cashmere on an old-mannish cardigan with so much thrift shop cred that only a downtowner would dare. 2004 December 12, David Colman, “Cashmere Takes an Adventurous Turn”, in The New York Times:

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