exurbanite

[ ek-sur-buh-nahyt, eg-zur- ]

noun

1. a person who lives in an exurb, especially one who has moved there from a city.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exurbanite¹

First recorded in 1950–55; ex- ¹ + (sub)urbanite

Example Sentences

While the country dweller has his property and the exurbanite his yard, we in New York have Central Park.

From New York Times

But I’m a secularly focused Jewish liberal who lived in New York City for most of the last 15 years, hardly the stereotypical exurbanite religious conservative Tebow fan.

From New York Times

The men also share their exurbanite adventures in a blog and in Kilmer-Purcell's hilarious book, "The Bucolic Plague," a follow-up to his memoir about his nightclub career as Aqua, a drag queen who used live goldfish in the glass-globe breasts of her costumes.

From Seattle Times

He lived with his beautiful wife and two small children in exurbanite Westport, Conn., commuted to his small office in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the casual eye, this dog walker, churchgoer and drinker of neighborly gins could be just another exurbanite worried about taxes and with strong views on zoning.

From Time Magazine Archive