Urbanizer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who develops a place into a city.
  2. 2
    A place that takes on the characteristics of cities.

    "However, rapid urbanization would be a major break from India's past as the country has been, so far, a reluctant urbanizer. It took half a century for the share of urban population to rise from 17% in 1951 to 28.5% in 2001."

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"However, rapid urbanization would be a major break from India's past as the country has been, so far, a reluctant urbanizer. It took half a century for the share of urban population to rise from 17% in 1951 to 28.5% in 2001."

Etymology

From urbanize + -er.

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