downtowner

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noun

Someone from downtown.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

noundowntowner (plural downtowners)

plural downtowners

  1. Someone from downtown.

    He began giving parties in a loft on Broadway at Houston Street, with artists, techies and other downtowners.

    2009 August 30, Allen Salkin, “For Him, the Web Was No Safety Net”, in The New York Times
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    Mr. Jacobs continues to push the envelope, using heavy-knit cashmere on an old-mannish cardigan with so much thrift shop cred that only a downtowner would dare.

    2004 December 12, David Colman, “Cashmere Takes an Adventurous Turn”, in The New York Times

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

“downtowner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtowner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downtowner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtowner.

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