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uptowner

uptowner

1 7.3
A person who lives in the nicer, more expensive part of a city
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌtaʊnər/
  • US
translation icon : habitante del uptown
  • Each summer, uptowners flock to the exclusive beach club to socialize and relax.

Examples

  • Uptowners wouldn't even think of doing that.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • I got a commission customizing consoles for some uptowners.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Several uptowners followed well back, interrupting their evening plans to experience this ritual as it was done with full rites.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The uptowners lingered outside the funerary precinct.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Sometimes a chanteuse from one of the local clubs had joined in for a song after hours, when the uptowners were leaving the streets for their secure properties in their secure cabs.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Uptowners, he thought, stretching out the evening, soaking up one last measure of dirt and glamour before returning to their real lives.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The uptowners enjoyed an elegant evening at the gala, showcasing their fashionable attire.

  • Many uptowners frequent the new high-end restaurant in the heart of the city.

How Affluent

socialite
29 6.7
well-to-do
22 4.2
uptowner
  • US
1 7.3
middle-class
201 3.2

Surface Forms

uptowner singular
uptowners plural

Morphology

uptowner = uptown (transparent) = up + town + er

The word is a straightforward agent noun formed with -er from the already understandable base uptown.

Etymology

Uptowner comes from up + town + -er. Think of up as the 'higher' or more fashionable part of a city and -er as 'a person from', so an uptowner is someone who lives in or belongs to the often quieter, richer uptown area.