Meanings
nounNew Yorker (plural New Yorkers)
plural New Yorkers
- A native or resident of the state of New York in the United States of America.
- A native or resident of New York City.
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 521 more example
To every New Yorker in Kensington and Midwood and Hunts Point, know this: This city is your city, and this democracy is yours too. […] Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad.
2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2025 - A New York-style pizza, a type of large pizza originally eaten in New York City.
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Bulgarian нюйоркча́нин, нюйоркча́нка
- нюйоркча́нин (njujorkčánin)a native or resident of New York City
- нюйоркча́нка (njujorkčánka)a native or resident of New York City
Catalan novaiorquès, novaiorquesa
- novaiorquèsa native or resident of New York City
- novaiorquesaa native or resident of New York City
Chinese Mandarin 紐約人 /纽约人, 紐約人 /纽约人
- 紐約人 /纽约人 (Niǔyuērén)a native or resident of New York City
- 紐約人 /纽约人 (Niǔyuērén)a native or resident of the state of New York
Czech Newyorčan, Newyorčanka
- Newyorčana native or resident of New York City
- Newyorčankaa native or resident of New York City
Dutch New Yorker, New Yorkse
- New Yorkera native or resident of New York City
- New Yorksea native or resident of New York City
- New Yorkera native or resident of the state of New York
- New Yorksea native or resident of the state of New York
Esperanto nov-jorkano, novjorkano
- nov-jorkanoa native or resident of New York City
- novjorkanoa native or resident of New York City
- Nov-Jorkianoa native or resident of the state of New York
- Novjorkianoa native or resident of the state of New York
Estonian njuujorklane
- njuujorklanea native or resident of New York City
Finnish newyorkilainen, newyorkilainen
- newyorkilainena native or resident of New York City
- newyorkilainena native or resident of the state of New York
French New-Yorkais, New-Yorkaise
- New-Yorkaisa native or resident of New York City
- New-Yorkaisea native or resident of New York City
German New Yorker, New Yorkerin
- New Yorkera native or resident of New York City
- New Yorkerina native or resident of New York City
- Neuyorkera native or resident of New York City
- New Yorkera native or resident of the state of New York
- New Yorkerina native or resident of the state of New York
Greek Νεοϋορκέζος, Νεοϋορκέζα
- Νεοϋορκέζος (Neoÿorkézos)a native or resident of New York City
- Νεοϋορκέζα (Neoÿorkéza)a native or resident of New York City
Italian newyorkese, newyorchese
- newyorkesea native or resident of New York City
- newyorchesea native or resident of New York City
- nuovaiorchesea native or resident of New York City
Japanese ニューヨーカー, ニューヨーク人
- ニューヨーカー (Nyū Yōkā)a native or resident of New York City
- ニューヨーク人 (Nyū Yōku-jin)a native or resident of New York City
- ニューヨーカー (Nyū Yōkā)a native or resident of the state of New York
- ニューヨーク人 (Nyū Yōku-jin)a native or resident of the state of New York
Polish nowojorczyk, nowojorczanka
- nowojorczyka native or resident of New York City
- nowojorczankaa native or resident of New York City
- Nowojorczyka native or resident of the state of New York
- Nowojorczankaa native or resident of the state of New York
Portuguese nova-iorquino, nova-iorquina
- nova-iorquinoa native or resident of New York City
- nova-iorquinaa native or resident of New York City
- nova-iorquinoa native or resident of the state of New York
- nova-iorquinaa native or resident of the state of New York
Russian нью-йо́ркец, жи́тель Нью-Йо́рка
- нью-йо́ркец (nʹju-jórkec)a native or resident of New York City
- жи́тель Нью-Йо́рка (žítelʹ Nʹju-Jórka)a native or resident of New York City
- жи́тельница Нью-Йо́рка (žítelʹnica Nʹju-Jórka)a native or resident of New York City
- нью-йо́ркец (nʹju-jórkec)a native or resident of the state of New York
- жи́тель шта́та Нью-Йо́рк (žítelʹ štáta Nʹju-Jórk)a native or resident of the state of New York
- жи́тельница шта́та Нью-Йо́рк (žítelʹnica štáta Nʹju-Jórk)a native or resident of the state of New York
Spanish neoyorkino, neoyorquino
- neoyorkinoa native or resident of New York City
- neoyorquinoa native or resident of New York City
- neoyorkinaa native or resident of New York City
- neoyorquinaa native or resident of New York City
Swedish New York-bo, new yorkare
- New York-boa native or resident of New York City
- new yorkarea native or resident of the state of New York
- new yorkboa native or resident of the state of New York
Turkish newyorklu, New Yorklu
- newyorklua native or resident of New York City
- New Yorklua native or resident of the state of New York
Ukrainian ньюйо́рківець, ньюйорківчи́ня
- ньюйо́рківець (nʹjujórkivecʹ)a native or resident of New York City
- ньюйорківчи́ня (nʹjujorkivčýnja)a native or resident of New York City
- ньюйо́рківець (nʹjujórkivecʹ)a native or resident of the state of New York
- ньюйорківчи́ня (nʹjujorkivčýnja)a native or resident of the state of New York
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APA
New Yorker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Yorker
MLA
“New Yorker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Yorker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “New Yorker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/New%20Yorker.
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