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Londoner

/ˈlʌn.də.nə(ɹ)/US/ˈlʌn.də.nɚ/

Londoner noun: a person from, or an inhabitant of, London.

Noun

Londoner (plural Londoners)

  1. A person from, or an inhabitant of, London.
    • But the raw material that the Underground had to work on - Londoners themselves - was possibly not of the best. In 1905 Charles Yerkes had said:
      Londoners are the worst people to get a move on I ever knew. To see them board and get off a train one thinks they had a thousand years to do it in; still...2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 214
    • Khan countered this by alleging that 'unfair' conditions, such as raising council tax, are being attached to any new funding deal that would "punish Londoners" for the effect the pandemic has had on passenger numbers. He added: "These short-term deals are trapping TfL on life support rather than...2022 January 12, “Network News: Further extension to Transport for London emergency funding”, in RAIL, number 948, page 8
    Synonyms:
    Londonite

Londoner meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Tagalog and Arabic

Londoner in Marathi

person from or inhabitant of London
लंडनकर laṇḍankar

Londoner in Bengali

person from or inhabitant of London
লন্ডনী lônḍôni

Londoner in Tagalog

person from or inhabitant of London
Londinense

Londoner in Arabic

person from or inhabitant of London
لَنْدَنِيّ landaniyy, لَنْدَنِيَّة landaniyya

Synonyms of Londoner

Forms of Londoner

pluralLondoners
alternative pronunciation-spellingLunnoner

Origin of Londoner

From Middle English Londonere, from Old English Lundenware, Lundenwaran pl (“Londoners”), from Lunden (“London”) + -ware pl (suffix denoting inhabitants), equivalent to London + -er (“inhabitant of”, demonymic suffix).

Questions about Londoner

What does Londoner mean?
Londoner means a person from, or an inhabitant of, London.
What is Londoner in Marathi?
Londoner in Marathi is लंडनकर (laṇḍankar). See Londoner meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Londoner?
Londoner is a noun.
How do you pronounce Londoner?
Londoner is pronounced /ˈlʌn.də.nə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of Londoner?
The plural of Londoner is Londoners.

Words near Londoner in the dictionary

  1. London weightings
  2. London-by-the-sea
  3. London-centric
  4. London-on-sea
  5. Londonderry
  6. Londoner
  7. Londoners
  8. Londonese
  9. Londonesque
  10. Londonful
  11. Londongrad

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