Meaning & use
Gentrifier
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A person, often wealthier or from outside the area, whose arrival contributes to the gentrification of a neighborhood, typically raising property values and changing its character.
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Longtime residents worried that new cafes were signs of an influx of gentrifiers.
The documentary interviewed both gentrifiers and lifelong locals about the changing neighborhood.
A note on using this word
The word carries a critical edge in many discussions, often used to describe outsiders accused of displacing established, typically lower-income communities.
Words with a similar meaning
newcomerdeveloper
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Words with an opposite meaning
localnative resident
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