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单词 ruralite
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ruraliten.

Brit. /ˈrʊərəlʌɪt/, /ˈrʊərl̩ʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈrʊrəˌlaɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rural adj., -ite suffix1.
Etymology: < rural adj. + -ite suffix1.
A person who lives in a rural area; a country-dweller. Cf. urbanite n.2
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > country dweller > [noun]
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1841 New Sporting Mag. June 423 A young ensign in scarlet..entering a full ball room in the country, and..the cherry-cheeked ruralites would gather about him.
1916 G. A. England Pod, Bender & Co. ix. 217 The cold and pitiless look he bent with his black eyes upon that miserable ruralite.
1946 A. Husain Fazl-i-Husain ix. 157 The urbanites opposed three legislative measures, all of which were regarded by the ruralites as in their interests.
1996 L. Scanlan Heading Home x. 209 You can just as easily get couch- and TV-bound in the country as you can in the city: cable, satellite dishes and rotating or rusting antennae keep us ruralites more or less tuned in.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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