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Definition of "gentrifier" [gentrifier]

  • An agent of gentrification (noun)

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Use "gentrifier" in a sentence
  • "Whitehead's tale of a quaint little crack house with a view doesn't say so explicitly, but being a white gentrifier is not quite the same thing as being black/Latino/Asian and snapping up an undervalued steal."
  • "Or the fact that the organic food section at my local grocery store is way smaller than I would prefer it to be -- as a gentrifier in Detroit I am also concerned with whether I will ever have an occupation that provides health care for me."
  • "Well let me say, as a young gentrifier, it's not that easy."