New Yorker
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- noun
- /nuː ˈjɔːrkər/
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neoyorquino
- 'As one prominent local politician said to me, '"It's a proud moment for the city and all New Yorkers."
- a native New Yorker
- longtime New Yorker
This he was not just a New Yorker, but a proud New Yorker.
- This he was not just a New Yorker, but a proud New Yorker.
- But there are ways for us New Yorkers to get around that.
- I mean, you know, he's a New Yorker, for goodness sake.
- I didn't panic and New Yorkers didn't panic.
- So how do New Yorkers feel about this new law?
- We've lost a large segment of New Yorkers.
- She braved the snow like a true New Yorker.
- What differentiates this Texan from this New Yorker, and how are they sounding so different?
- Have I been bestowing this upon New Yorkers for decades?
- And I feel like New Yorkers just decide we're this.
- and my local New Yorkers do not come for me.
- Also, like as a New Yorker, no dog should ever be off a leash.
Examples
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Yo, I'm walking, and as a New Yorker myself, I totally understand why.
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Come on, we are New Yorkers, right?
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So how do New Yorkers feel about this new law?
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He, he is a New Yorker of a certain age and a certain background.
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And I feel like New Yorkers just decide we're this.
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Sorry, New Yorkers are very, very serious about their pizza.
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You know, like how real New Yorkers never go see the Statue of Liberty?
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But I'll tell you that as a native New Yorker, I'm looking forward to New York Pizza.
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I'm a New Yorker!
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A typical New Yorker often knows the best places to eat in the city.
Synonyms
A person who lives in or comes from New York City
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is a straightforward demonym formed from the place-name New York plus the agentive/demonymal -er, so its meaning ‘a person from New York’ is compositionally derived rather than idiomatic. A B1 learner who recognizes New York as a place (or understands how -er creates ‘person from X’) will readily infer the meaning; this pattern is cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
New Yorker comes from the place name New York plus the English ending -er that turns a place into a person. So it literally means 'a person from New York', someone who was born in, lives in, or comes from the city.