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gentrifier

gentrifier noun: an agent of gentrification.

Noun

gentrifier (plural gentrifiers)

  1. An agent of gentrification.
    • This real-estate drama, however, has a twist: one of the area's gentrifiers is a stylish new restaurant and performance space opened by Michael Dorf, the founder of the Knitting Factory.2009 January 2, Ben Sisario, “Out With the Knit, in With the Wine”, in New York Times

Forms of gentrifier

pluralgentrifiers

Origin of gentrifier

From gentrify + -er.

Questions about gentrifier

What does gentrifier mean?
Gentrifier means an agent of gentrification.
What part of speech is gentrifier?
Gentrifier is a noun.
What is the plural of gentrifier?
The plural of gentrifier is gentrifiers.

Words near gentrifier in the dictionary

  1. gentrice
  2. gentries
  3. gentrification
  4. gentrifications
  5. gentrified
  6. gentrifier
  7. gentrifiers
  8. gentrifies
  9. gentrify
  10. gentrifying
  11. gentry

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