suburbanite
UK/sə'bə:bə,nait/US/sә'bә:bәnait/
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
A person who lives in the suburbs
郊区居民
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedsuburbanunder, below
+
-itecity
=suburbanite
suburban + -ite (a person belonging to) = someone who lives in the suburbs.
Common Collocations
- 1.typical suburbanite典型的郊区居民
- 2.affluent suburbanite富裕的郊区居民
- 3.lifelong suburbanite一辈子的郊区居民
Example Sentences
- 1.
As a lifelong suburbanite, she finds the city overwhelming.
- 2.
Most suburbanites here drive everywhere they go.