yorker

/ ˈjɔːkə /

noun

1. cricket a ball bowled so as to pitch just under or just beyond the bat

Word History and Origins

Origin of yorker¹

C19: probably named after the Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Example Sentences

Like the average New Yorker, we just don’t have the cash for that broker fee.

From Salon

First up, the call between the prime minister and the president-elect, seeking, in Downing Street’s description of it, to describe a tone of warmth, even bonhomie between the socialist former human rights lawyer and the billionaire wheeler-dealer New Yorker.

From BBC

Vance has been a vocal critic of U.S. aid to Ukraine, calling for the latter to surrender territory to Russia, a stance that Zelensky said was “too radical,” The New Yorker reported in September.

From Salon

According to reporting in the New Yorker, “Vance overruled his own prosecutors” and called off the investigation after Marc Kasowitz—Trump’s attorney and a Vance donor—reached out to Vance personally.

From Slate

Nearly any New Yorker could have told you that “The Donald” was a grasping, self-serving dude as far back as the 1980s.

From Salon