brownstoner
English
Etymology
brownstone + -er
Noun
brownstoner (plural brownstoners)
- One who inhabits a brownstone building.
- 2009 September 27, Clifford J. Levy, “Brooklyn, Meet Your Oligarch”, in New York Times:
- By the way, Brooklyn, with its striking diversity and population of 2.5 million people, encompasses a whole lot more than brownstoners and Russian immigrants (who may be simply the ones who draw more of Mr. Prokhorov’s attention).
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