Meaning of rurbanite | Babel Free

Definitions

A person who lives in a rurban area; someone who lives in the country but works in the city.

Examples

“If you're a farmer in any Connecticut community the chances are that your next-door neighbor is a "rurbanite." He lives in the country. He may call⟳ his home a "farm," but he gets most of his income selling insurance, or working as a toolmaker in a brass factory, or teaching school or working on the road for the State Highway Department.”

“The average citizen is now a "rurbanite," owning a house on the outskirts of a city in an area where town and countryside have⟳ fused into TV-land.”

“People who make⟳ the choice to live⟳ “in the country” are in fact totally cut⟳ off from it. These “rurbanites” usually have⟳ to take⟳ the car to reach⟳ the neighboring woods.”

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