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upstater

upstater noun: a person from upstate; usually specifically a person from upstate New York.

Noun

upstater (plural upstaters)

  1. A person from upstate; usually specifically a person from upstate New York.
    • People from Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and Syracuse are upstaters.

Antonyms of upstater

Forms of upstater

pluralupstaters

Origin of upstater

From upstate + -er.

Words that rhyme with upstater

48 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about upstater

What does upstater mean?
Upstater means a person from upstate; usually specifically a person from upstate New York.
What part of speech is upstater?
Upstater is a noun.
What is the plural of upstater?
The plural of upstater is upstaters.

Words near upstater in the dictionary

  1. upstartling
  2. upstartness
  3. upstarts
  4. upstat
  5. upstate
  6. upstater
  7. upstaters
  8. upstates
  9. upstats
  10. upstay
  11. upstayed

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