urbanite

noun

ur·​ban·​ite ˈər-bə-ˌnīt How to pronounce urbanite (audio)
: a person who lives in a city

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Even New York City’s urbanites have convenient options for hitting the slopes. Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025 Moreover, the amount of that held free or debt would surprise many urbanites. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 His maturation as a filmmaker from the early comedies to richer explorations of modern love are as much a validation of her enormous ability to depict layered urbanites who weren’t simply love interests. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025 In particular, the influx of tech workers brought by Duolingo and Google, the arrival of existing urbanites from Philadelphia and New York, and an overall higher level of immigration. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for urbanite

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First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of urbanite was in 1897

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“Urbanite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urbanite. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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urbanite

noun
ur·​ban·​ite ˈər-bə-ˌnīt How to pronounce urbanite (audio)
: one living in a city

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