Berliner
noun
Ber·lin·er
(ˌ)bər-ˈli-nər 
plural Berliners
: a native or inhabitant of Berlin, Germany
Raue is a native Berliner who grew up in the city's edgy Kreuzberg district, home to many Turkish immigrants.—
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Germanophile Noé Lazare specializes in seasonally rotating takes on Berliner kebabs nestled into breads including fluffy pide.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Idle fascination blooms into intense connection when aspiring magazine editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) discovers her upstairs neighbor is Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), a renowned yet reclusive photographer.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
As a Berliner, Fassler routinely passed through the city’s Alexanderplatz station before deciding to map the underground transportation hub, using her own body as a measure to create the cardboard model for Alexanderplatz, 2006.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
By 1920, Berliner’s Gyro Motor Company had taken over the entire building to produce lightweight rotary engines for the first-ever helicopters.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Something has gone wrong when the Berliner Festspiele features Ives in depth while New York overlooks him.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner, Firelight Media president and co-founder Marcia Smith, director Lucy Walker and CEO of Chicken & Egg Pictures Jenni Wolfson will all be honored during the Tribute gala.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Four of us went into the building — Lenny Dietrick, from the News; Ted Cowell, who was working for Time; and David Berliner, from the Washington Post.
—Susan Mulcahy, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2024
Currently based in Berlin, Cho has worked with the world’s main orchestras, including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 18 July 2024
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Lindsey Tramuta, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Idle fascination blooms into intense connection when aspiring magazine editor Syd (Radha Mitchell) discovers her upstairs neighbor is Lucy Berliner (Ally Sheedy), a renowned yet reclusive photographer.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
As a Berliner, Fassler routinely passed through the city’s Alexanderplatz station before deciding to map the underground transportation hub, using her own body as a measure to create the cardboard model for Alexanderplatz, 2006.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
By 1920, Berliner’s Gyro Motor Company had taken over the entire building to produce lightweight rotary engines for the first-ever helicopters.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
Something has gone wrong when the Berliner Festspiele features Ives in depth while New York overlooks him.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Documentary filmmaker Alan Berliner, Firelight Media president and co-founder Marcia Smith, director Lucy Walker and CEO of Chicken & Egg Pictures Jenni Wolfson will all be honored during the Tribute gala.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Four of us went into the building — Lenny Dietrick, from the News; Ted Cowell, who was working for Time; and David Berliner, from the Washington Post.
—Susan Mulcahy, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2024
Currently based in Berlin, Cho has worked with the world’s main orchestras, including Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra, to name a few.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 18 July 2024
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“Berliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Berliner. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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