Manhattaniten.adj.

1853 Alta California (San Francisco) 23 Jan. 1/7 The town and country round about has been in a state of ferment for some time, relative to the eccentric conduct of a female Manhattanite.

1898 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 5 Feb. 5/4 (headline) Brooklynites and Manhattanites intent on suicide attracted to the rural cemeteries [of Queens].

1919 Amer. Legion Weekly 4 July 15/2 Wouldn't it be great for Manhattanites if the two New York clubs should ‘cop’ in their respective leagues and fight it out at the Polo Grounds?

1934 L. Mumford Metrop. Milieu City Devel. in W. Frank et al. Amer. & Alfred Stieglitz ii. 35 Vanishing from the consciousness of most Manhattanites were the open markets.

1946 Holiday Nov. 79/2 We know how Manhattanites tend to ignore Brooklyn and snub it.

1959 E. Connell Mrs. Bridge xcv. 197 Scores of admirers hope the fascinating and exotic editoress-to-be won't become a permanent Manhattanite.

1990 N. De Mille Gold Coast vi. xxxiv. 558 There were..some uptown Manhattanites..who spent their entire urban lives trying to discover new restaurants.

1886 Book Buyer Christmas 439/1 It has a tone, a flavor, a cut and style, a Manhattanite ease and grace of demeanor in the presence of the reading and picture-buying public, which, assuredly, no other book has.

1987 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 8 June I couldn't decide if Raymond Sokolov..criticized Spanish criminality for attacks on unsuspecting tourists or commented on Manhattanite stupidity for frequenting scrofulous Spanish alleys.

1997 Independent on Sunday 16 Feb. (Real Life section) 2/3 Cyberwhizzes are proposing outlandish projects to Microsoft..allowing Manhattanite techies to walk off with sackfuls of cash for projects they undoubtedly proposed only as a lark.