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bridge-and-tunneler

bridge-and-tunneler noun: one who travels to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.

Noun

bridge-and-tunneler (plural bridge-and-tunnelers)

  1. (New-York-City, derogatory, slang) One who travels to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.

Forms of bridge-and-tunneler

pluralbridge-and-tunnelers

Origin of bridge-and-tunneler

From bridge-and-tunnel + -er.

Questions about bridge-and-tunneler

What does bridge-and-tunneler mean?
Bridge-and-tunneler means one who travels to Manhattan via bridge or tunnel from surrounding communities.
What part of speech is bridge-and-tunneler?
Bridge-and-tunneler is a noun.
What is the plural of bridge-and-tunneler?
The plural of bridge-and-tunneler is bridge-and-tunnelers.

Words near bridge-and-tunneler in the dictionary

  1. bridge up
  2. bridge whist
  3. bridge wire
  4. bridge wires
  5. bridge-and-tunnel
  6. bridge-and-tunneler
  7. bridge-and-tunnelers
  8. bridge-builder
  9. bridge-builders
  10. bridge-building
  11. bridge-burner

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