Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new yorker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: new y-ork-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or resident of the state of New York in the United States of America.

noun

A native or resident of New York City.

noun

A New York-style pizza, a type of large pizza originally eaten in New York City.

Example Sentences

"This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner."
"To every New Yorker in Kensington and Midwood and Hunts Point, know this: This city is your city, and this democracy is yours too. […] Hope is a decision that tens of thousands of New Yorkers made day after day, volunteer shift after volunteer shift, despite attack ad after attack ad."

Etymology

From New York + -er.

Inflected Forms

New Yorkers (plural)

Phrases

New Yorkeress

Synonyms

Gothamite New Yorkian

Rhymes With

yorker porker kwashiorkor

Questions

What does new yorker mean?: A native or resident of the state of New York in the United States of America.
Where does new yorker come from?: From New York + -er.

How to pronounce new yorker

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “new yorker”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “new yorker”.
Repeat and practice — Say “new yorker” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.