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downstater

downstater noun: a person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.

Noun

downstater (plural downstaters)

  1. A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
    • People from New York City, Hudson Valley, and Long Island are downstaters.

Forms of downstater

pluraldownstaters

Origin of downstater

From downstate + -er.

Words that rhyme with downstater

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Questions about downstater

What does downstater mean?
Downstater means a person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
What part of speech is downstater?
Downstater is a noun.
What is the plural of downstater?
The plural of downstater is downstaters.

Words near downstater in the dictionary

  1. downstagings
  2. downstair
  3. downstairs
  4. downstat
  5. downstate
  6. downstater
  7. downstaters
  8. downstates
  9. downstats
  10. downsteepy
  11. downstep

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