Detroiter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Detroit.

    "If you're a Detroiter who needs a police officer, it will take 58 minutes to get help -- more than five times what it takes elsewhere in the United States."

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"If you're a Detroiter who needs a police officer, it will take 58 minutes to get help -- more than five times what it takes elsewhere in the United States."

Etymology

From Detroit + -er.

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