Johannesburger
Johannesburger noun: an inhabitant of Johannesburg.
Noun
Johannesburger (plural Johannesburgers)
- an inhabitant of Johannesburg.
- By using a midget, skin-tight car of the kind made in Italy the Johannesburger might save himself much tribulation, but he likes large and glittering things, and would rather toil round his city in vain search of a place to put his supercharged, supergrinning Mammalac than use a baby car.1949, Douglas Reed, Somewhere South of Suez: A Further Survey of the Grand Design of the Twentieth Century, page 48
- A Johannesburger will seldom ask a visitor what he thinks of the city.1978, Johannesburg: The Cosmopolitan City, page 7
Forms of Johannesburger
| plural | Johannesburgers |
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Origin of Johannesburger
From Johannesburg + -er.
Questions about Johannesburger
- What does Johannesburger mean?
- Johannesburger means an inhabitant of Johannesburg.
- What part of speech is Johannesburger?
- Johannesburger is a noun.
- What is the plural of Johannesburger?
- The plural of Johannesburger is Johannesburgers.
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