Upstater

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person from upstate; usually specifically a person from upstate New York.

    "People from Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and Syracuse are upstaters."

Example

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"People from Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and Syracuse are upstaters."

Etymology

From upstate + -er.

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new york

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