city dweller
Noun
Meaning
city dweller (plural city dwellers)
A person living in a city.
Synonyms: urbanite, townsman
Coordinate terms: country dweller, ruralite
Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:inhabitant
Alternative names
city-dweller
Synonyms
Examples
He is no longer a city dweller who has even once in his life caught a ruff or seen how, on clear and cool autumn days, flocks of migrating thrushes drift over a village. Until his death he will be drawn to freedom.
There is a phase of this matter which is both interesting and serious. The farmer has always produced the foodstuffs to exchange with the city dweller for the other necessities of life. This division of labor is the basis of modern civilization. At the present time it is threatened with breakdown.