Manhattanite

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adjective

Of, or from, Manhattan.

RareScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveManhattanite (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, or from, Manhattan.

    This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner.

    1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 52

    Synonyms: Manhattanese

nounManhattanite (plural Manhattanites)

plural Manhattanites

  1. Someone from Manhattan.

    Walter Gaskell was a tall, silver-haired Manhattanite with a narrow waist and broad shoulders, and his blue eyes had the luminous, emptied-out look of a reformed alcoholic's.

    1995, Michael Chabon, Wonder Boys, Ch.1, at p.37
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    The most likely explanation is that Cage imagined Peter as a fop of the first order, the type of ivory-tower Manhattanite whose exalted sense of privilege naturally leads to a hilariously affected manner of speech.

    2012 May 24, Scott Tobias, “Film: Reviews: Vampire's Kiss”, in The Onion AV Club

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, or from, Manhattan.

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Origin

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APA

Manhattanite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manhattanite

MLA

“Manhattanite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manhattanite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Manhattanite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Manhattanite.

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