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uptowner

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English

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Etymology

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From uptown +‎ -er.

Noun

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uptowner (plural uptowners)

  1. A person who comes from uptown.
    • 2007 January 14, Will Hermes, “Indie Rock’s Patron Saint Inspires a New Flock”, in New York Times[1]:
      There was a healthy crowd: a mix of what looked like well-heeled uptowners, scruffy Brooklyn bohemians and clean-scrubbed Asian art students.