Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brownstoner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brown-ston-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who inhabits a brownstone building.

Example Sentences

"By the way, Brooklyn, with its striking diversity and population of 2.5 million people, encompasses a whole lot more than brownstoners and Russian immigrants (who may be simply the ones who draw more of Mr. Prokhorov’s attention)."

Etymology

From brownstone + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: brownstone

Inflected Forms

brownstoners (plural)

Questions

What does brownstoner mean?: One who inhabits a brownstone building.
Where does brownstoner come from?: From brownstone + -er.

How to pronounce brownstoner

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