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suburbanite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /səˈbɝ.bə.naɪt/
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 B ER1 B AH0 N AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who lives in the suburbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • Don't call me a suburbanite just because I live in Oak Grove!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: suburbian

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a resident of a suburb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: resident, occupant, occupier

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English suburban Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English suburbanite From suburban + -ite.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: forens — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Finnish: lähiöasukas — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • French: banlieusard — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • French: banlieusarde — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • German: Vorstädter — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • German: Vorstädterin — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Irish: fo-bhailteach — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Irish: bruachbhailteach — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Italian: borgataro — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Italian: borgatara — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Latin: suburbānus — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Manx: fo-valjagh — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Polish: mieszkaniec przedmieścia — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Romanian: mahalagiu — someone who dwells in suburbia
  • Romanian: mahalagioaică — someone who dwells in suburbia