East Sider

or Eastsider

[ sahy-der ]

noun

1. a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.

Word History and Origins

Origin of East Sider¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; East Side + -er ¹

Example Sentences

With “Birth,” she and Glazer created an odd movie that introduces Anna, a smart, sophisticated Upper East Sider, with a shot of her steadying herself on her husband’s tombstone and then spends the next 90 minutes suggesting that she’ll never escape his memory.

From Los Angeles Times

“She’s got more energy,” said David Vlahov, 69, an East Sider who stopped to take in the spectacle, explaining why he prefers Maloney.

From Washington Post

So, everyone in West Virginia became collateral damage in the Upper East Sider’s tirade.

From Los Angeles Times

The seven individuals -- including wealthy Upper East Sider Clara Kraebber -- were arrested for rioting at a New Afrikan Black Panther Party rally, the New York Post reports.

From Fox News

Certainly one fellow Upper East Sider pushed that narrative: Donald Trump took out newspaper adverts demanding the death penalty be reinstated, referring to the boys as “murderers”, even though Meili survived.

From The Guardian