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suburbanite

/səˈbɝː.bən.aɪt/
sub · ur · ban · ite
Plural:suburbanites
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Adjective:suburban
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suburbanite Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A person who lives in a suburb, a residential district located on the outskirts of a city.

Example

"Many suburbanites commute into the downtown business district every morning by train."

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• Rhymes for suburbanite

• Nearby Words

subunit
suburb
suburban
suburbanite
suburbanity
suburbanization
suburbanize

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 19th century by combining 'suburban' (from Latin 'suburbanus', meaning 'near the city') with the noun suffix '-ite', which denotes an inhabitant or resident of a place.

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