gentrifier

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noun

An agent of gentrification.

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Meanings

noungentrifier (plural gentrifiers)

plural gentrifiers

  1. An agent of gentrification.

    This real-estate drama, however, has a twist: one of the area's gentrifiers is a stylish new restaurant and performance space opened by Michael Dorf, the founder of the Knitting Factory.

    2009 January 2, Ben Sisario, “Out With the Knit, in With the Wine”, in New York Times

Origin

From gentrify + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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