brownstoner

English

Etymology

brownstone +‎ -er

Noun

brownstoner (plural brownstoners)

1. One who inhabits a brownstone building.
   • 2009 September 27, Clifford J. Levy, “Brooklyn, Meet Your Oligarch”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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).