Dictionary

suburbanite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English suburban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English suburbanite From suburban + -ite.

Meanings

1. (informal) Someone who lives in the suburbs.
   • 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:
   • Then there’s the problem of charging EVs. Suburbanites with home garages can install chargers, but the lack of public chargers on city streets hasn’t become a major issue yet only because so few people own EVs. 2024 January 18, Simon Kuper, “Electric cars are not the future”, in Financial Times:
   • Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!
   • 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, →ISSN:

Forms

Coordinates

urbanite · ex-urbanite · exurbanite

Synonyms

suburbian

Translations (16)

de Vorstädterin (someone who dwells in suburbia) · it borgatara (someone who dwells in suburbia) · it borgataro (someone who dwells in suburbia) · fr banlieusarde (someone who dwells in suburbia) · ga fo-bhailteach (someone who dwells in suburbia) · ga bruachbhailteach (someone who dwells in suburbia) · la suburbānus (someone who dwells in suburbia) · fi lähiöasukas (someone who dwells in suburbia) · gv fo-valjagh (someone who dwells in suburbia) · de Vorstädter (someone who dwells in suburbia) · pl mieszkaniec przedmieścia (someone who dwells in suburbia) · pl mieszkanka przedmieścia (someone who dwells in suburbia) · nl forens (someone who dwells in suburbia) · ro mahalagiu (someone who dwells in suburbia) · ro mahalagioaică (someone who dwells in suburbia) · fr banlieusard (someone who dwells in suburbia)