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New Yorker

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Etymology

From New York + -er.

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Noun

New Yorker (plural New Yorkers)

  1. A native or resident of the state of New York in the United States of America.
  2. A native or resident of New York City.
    • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 52:
      This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner.
  3. A New York-style pizza, a type of large pizza originally eaten in New York City.
  4. (dance) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 1979 February 10, “Xanadu Books (advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 28, page 15:
      The Official Guide to DISCO DANCE STEPS. By Jack Villari & Kathleen Sims Villari. Timely dance instruction guide of specific steps & routine for the latest dances (the Hustles, New Yorker, Grapevine, Swing, Bus Stop & others) detailed in words, photographs, & easy-to-follow diagrams, together with the stories of the discos & musicians that made the dances famous.

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German

Etymology

New York + -er or English New Yorker

Pronunciation

Noun

New Yorker m (strong, genitive New Yorkers, plural New Yorker, feminine New Yorkerin)

  1. New Yorker (native or inhabitant of New York state)
  2. New Yorker (native or inhabitant of New York City)

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