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brownstoner

noun

Etymology

From brownstone + -er.

  1. derived from *steyh₂-✻ — “to stiffen”
  2. inherited from *stainaz✻ — “stone”
  3. inherited from *stain✻
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as brownstone — “brown + stone”
  7. suffixed as brownstoner — “brownstone + er”

Definitions

  1. One who inhabits a brownstone building.

    • 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).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA