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Definition of gentrifier

gentrifier

/ˈdʒɛn.trɪˌfaɪ.ər/
gen · tri · fi · er
Plural:gentrifiers
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Adjective:gentrifying
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gentrifier Lexical Profile

gentrifier Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

A person, business, or real estate developer who buys and renovates properties in a lower-income urban neighborhood, thereby raising property values and often displacing existing residents.

Example

"Longtime residents expressed concern that the influx of wealthy gentrifiers would drive up local rents beyond their means."

Word Nuance & Usage

Often used with a critical or pejorative connotation in urban sociology and housing activism to highlight the displacement of long-term, lower-income residents.

• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 20th century from the verb 'gentrify', which itself was introduced in 1964 by British sociologist Ruth Glass from the noun 'gentry' (people of high social class, ultimately from Old French 'genterise').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Gentrifier. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/gentrifier
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