Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gentrifier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: gen-tri-fi-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An agent of gentrification.

Example Sentences

"This real-estate drama, however, has a twist: one of the area's gentrifiers is a stylish new restaurant and performance space opened by Michael Dorf, the founder of the Knitting Factory."

Etymology

From gentrify + -er.

Inflected Forms

gentrifiers (plural)

Questions

What does gentrifier mean?: An agent of gentrification.
Where does gentrifier come from?: From gentrify + -er.

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