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
  • Air quality alerts can be accompanied by various calls to action depending on the specific concern, with residents sometimes being advised to avoid refueling their cars or being asked to avoid driving or carpool instead.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Tye Sheridan plays the newest addition to the sheriff’s office, a longtime local resident who grew up with a lot of the Order’s members.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of resident
Noun
  • Before the pandemic, its inhabitants used to spend an average of two hours a day commuting.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The town was destroyed and its inhabitants were either killed or fled to Mexico.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 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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