Staten Islander

proper noun

A native or inhabitant of Staten Island, New York.

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Meanings

proper nounStaten Islander (plural Staten Islanders)

plural Staten Islanders

  1. A native or inhabitant of Staten Island, New York.

    “Come on, now, you’re gonna make everybody believe that old saw about Staten Islanders talking too much.”

    2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 94

Origin

From Staten Island + -er.

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APA

Staten Islander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staten%20Islander

MLA

“Staten Islander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staten%20Islander. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Staten Islander,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Staten%20Islander.

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