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brownstoner

brownstoner noun: one who inhabits a brownstone building.

Noun

brownstoner (plural brownstoners)

  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).2009 September 27, Clifford J. Levy, “Brooklyn, Meet Your Oligarch”, in New York Times

Forms of brownstoner

pluralbrownstoners

Origin of brownstoner

From brownstone + -er.

Questions about brownstoner

What does brownstoner mean?
Brownstoner means one who inhabits a brownstone building.
What part of speech is brownstoner?
Brownstoner is a noun.
What is the plural of brownstoner?
The plural of brownstoner is brownstoners.

Words near brownstoner in the dictionary

  1. brownspotted
  2. Brownstein
  3. Brownsteins
  4. brownstone
  5. brownstoned
  6. brownstoner
  7. brownstoners
  8. brownstones
  9. brownstoning
  10. Brownstown
  11. Brownsville

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