citydwellers

Metropolitan area inhabitants

People who live in cities, as opposed to rural or suburban areas.

The compound emphasizes urban residence as a defining characteristic: Citydwellers often rely on public transportation.

Usually written as two words (city dwellers), though the single-word form appears in informal contexts.

commuting

subway

Underground transit passage

  • metroUrban rail transit
  • busLarge passenger vehicle
  • trainRail vehicle or instruct

transit · traffic · carpool · bicycle · scooter · pedestrian · station · platform · fare · route

neighborhood

borough

Administrative town or district

block · sidewalks · bodega · streetlife · stoops · parklet · laundromat · deli · community · neighbors

cosmopolitan

multicultural

Including multiple ethnic traditions

worldly · sophisticated · intercultural · globalized · cuisine · bohemian · avant-garde · trendsetters · nightlife · fashionable

lifestyle

hustle

Energetic, aggressive action

ambitious · workaholic · deadline · overtime · multitasking · networking · corporate · professional · nonstop · stressful

density

crowded

Filled beyond comfort

packed · teeming · overpopulated · jostling · high-density · swarming · throngs · queues · elevators · noise

housing

apartment

Rented unit in building

renters · leaseholders · co-op · studio · loft · walkup · sublet · roommates · landlord · doorman

Opposites
settlement type

citydwellersrural folk

Non-urban population

villagers · farmers · countrypeople · rustics · peasants

lifestyle and mobility

citydwellersnomads

Unsettled, roving people

wanderers · itinerants · migrants · drifters · transients

Family

city, dweller, cities, dwell, dwells, dwelling, dwellings, dwelt, citizen

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